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Additional time on the study was funded by further grants from UKRI MRC for BR, LM, SAS (MC_UU_ 00022/1); CB, KM (MC_UU_ 00022/3); PM (MC_UU_ 00022/5); and RAM, MW (MC_UU_ 00006/7) . Additional time on the study was also funded by grants from the Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Government Health Directorates for BR, LM, SAS (SPHSU16); CB, KM (SPHSU15); and PM (SPHSU20); and by a UKRI ESRC grant (ES/Y001907/1) for NG and AP.  \nPlease cite as follows: Blake, C & Rigby, B et al. (2024) Participatory systems mapping for population health research, policy and practice: guidance on method choice and design. Glasgow, UK: [University of Glasgow.](University of Glasgow. doi.org/10.36399/gla.pubs.316563)[ ](University of Glasgow. doi.org/10.36399/gla.pubs.316563)[doi.org/10.36399/gla.pubs.316563](University of Glasgow. doi.org/10.36399/gla.pubs.316563)  \nPage 2  \nContents  \nAbbreviations 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 5 Executive summary 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 6 1 􀀮 Introduction 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 7 2 􀀮 Systems thinking – introduction and overview 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 11 3 􀀮 Participatory systems mapping methods – introduction and overview 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 15 4 􀀮 Participatory Systems Mapping Design Framework 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 34 5. Key findings from a systematic scoping review 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 55 6 􀀮 Summary of case studies 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 56 7. Key messages and reflections 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 58 Supplementary file 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 61 Appendices 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 61 Acknowledgments 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 62  \nReferences 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 64  \nPage 3  \nList of figures  \nFig 1. The five stages of guidance development 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 9 Fig 2 􀀮 Schematic illustration of the core components of a system map 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 15 Fig 3 􀀮 Timeline of key methodological developments in causal systems mapping 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 19 Fig 4 􀀮 Example of a systems-based Theory of Change diagram 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 20 Fig 5 􀀮 Example causal loop diagram 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 ","cbCainx4FjSPJYm5","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainx4FjSPJYm5","pdf",5432812,68,"English","# Executive summary\n# Introduction\n# Systems thinking – introduction and overview\n# Participatory systems mapping methods – introduction and overview\n# Participatory Systems Mapping Design Framework\n# Key findings from a systematic scoping review\n# Summary of case studies\n# Key messages and reflections","[{\"question\":\"What does the guidance document focus on?\",\"answer\":\"It focuses on guidance for method choice and the design of participatory systems mapping in population health research, policy, and practice.\"},{\"question\":\"What major topics are covered in the document?\",\"answer\":\"It covers systems thinking, an overview of participatory systems mapping methods, and a Participatory Systems Mapping Design Framework.\"},{\"question\":\"Does the document rely on review evidence and practical examples?\",\"answer\":\"Yes. 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