Table 1

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria	Exclusion criteria
Published in English, Portuguese, Spanish or French. Articles in peer-reviewed journals.	Papers were excluded if they reported on HCAI guideline recommendations, simply cited the importance of service-user involvement, or reported on broad experiences of HCAI guideline implementation.
Report of evidence focused on: Patient/family involvement patient/family participation in the implementation of healthcare-associated infection (HCAI) guidelines. Strategies used to support patient/family involvement in the implementation of HCAI guidelines and associated interventions.