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Ferris-Day PM, Hoare K, Minton C, Donaldson A. Reflections on being an insider researcher: a study exploring the experiences of men accessing rural mental health services. Nurse Res 2024; 32:27-33. [PMID: 38813677 DOI: 10.7748/nr.2024.e1909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024]
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BACKGROUND An embedded single case-study design was used to explore the experiences of men in rural New Zealand accessing mental health services. It is essential for researchers to acknowledge positionality in case study research and the lead author used reflexive practice to acknowledge his values and beliefs. AIM To explore and demonstrate the reflexive process of the lead author's position as an inside researcher. DISCUSSION Three groups were involved in the research: men with mental health challenges, their partners, and mental health clinicians. The article presents the initial research through memos and diarying in the context of current literature. CONCLUSION Reflexivity is essential for ensuring the research process is complete and biases are identified. Positionality exists on a continuum and it is critical for researchers to be honest with themselves, the topic and the group being investigated, to show respect for the participants and the people they represent, as well as to be committed to revealing the truth. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE Insider research has the potential to bridge the gap between academia and practice. It facilitates the transfer of research knowledge directly to practitioners, leading to more evidence-informed decision-making and practice.
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- Massey University - Auckland Campus, Auckland, New Zealand
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- bachelor of nursing director, Massey University - Manawatu Campus, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- Massey University - Manawatu Campus, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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Carnegie A. Understanding a person's whole identity and lived experience is crucial in managing eating disorders. BMJ 2024; 385:q1405. [PMID: 38942433 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.q1405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/30/2024]
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- Anna Carnegie
- Social Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, King's College London, UK
- Eating Disorders Clinical Research Network, King's College London, UK
- Patient author, UK
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Gupta V, Eames C, Bryant A, Greenhill B, Golding L, Day J, Fisher P. Identifying the priorities for supervision by lived experience researchers: a Q sort study. RESEARCH INVOLVEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT 2024; 10:66. [PMID: 38918822 PMCID: PMC11197215 DOI: 10.1186/s40900-024-00596-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 06/05/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024]
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BACKGROUND Lived experience researchers draw on their lived and living experiences to either lead on or inform research. Their personal experiences are relevant to the research topic and so they must manage the interplay of their health and healthcare experiences with the research, population, and data they work with, as well as the more general challenges of being a researcher. Lived experience researchers must navigate these dilemmas in addition to queries over their competency, due to issues relating to intersectionality and epistemic injustice. This justifies a motivation to better understand the experiences of lived experience researchers and develop appropriate and personalised supervision based on their preferences and needs. METHODS Q methodology was used to identify a collection of identity-related issues that impact lived experience researchers during PhD research in the context of the UK. These issues were presented in the form of 54 statements to 18 lived experience researchers to prioritise as topics to explore in supervision. RESULT It was found that lived experiences researchers could be grouped into three distinct factors following an inverted factor analysis: Factor 1: Strengthening my identity, skills, growth, and empowerment; Factor 2: Exploring the emotional and relational link I have with the research and Factor 3: Navigating my lived and professional experiences practically and emotionally. The findings suggest that there may be three types of lived experience researchers, each with different needs from supervision, suggesting the population is heterogeneous. CONCLUSION The research identified a deeper understanding of the needs of lived experience researchers and highlights the importance of personalised supervision according to the individual needs of the researcher and their preferences for supervision. The findings reinforce the importance of integrating a clinical dimension into supervision to support the needs of all lived experience researchers.
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- Veenu Gupta
- Department of Primary Care and Mental Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
- Department of Psychology, University of Durham, Durham, UK
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- School of Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Primary Care and Mental Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Primary Care and Mental Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Primary Care and Mental Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Primary Care and Mental Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
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Kent EE, Deaton S, Keesee E. North Carolina Caregiver Listening Study: Caregiver Experiences and Perspectives on Services and Supports in an Aging U.S. State. JOURNAL OF GERONTOLOGICAL SOCIAL WORK 2024:1-24. [PMID: 38743400 DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2024.2351072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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Family caregivers experience health, financial, and social burdens related to caregiving responsibilities. North Carolina has an estimated 1.3 million caregivers, equating to a value of $13.1 billion per year. Caregiving demands warrant additional understanding of the caregiver lived experiences. Our objective was to document these North Carolina caregiver experiences during the era of COVID-19 through focus groups. Participants were recruited through diverse community organizations. All 44 caregivers who completed interest solicitation surveys were invited to participate; 29 caregivers participated across 11 groups. Thematic analysis was used to code and synthesize transcripts from each participant using Dedoose software and guided by the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research (COREQ). Caregiver routines (caregiving as an all-encompassing role; dimensions of support); most challenging parts (exhaustion and defeat; lacking support; evolving relationships); most rewarding parts (care recipient resilience; quality time; sense of purpose); social service and healthcare system interactions (positive interactions; negative interactions; inaccessible services); COVID-19 impacts on caregiving (opportunities; challenges); and caregiver suggestions for system improvements (increasing financial support; improved coordination; ideological shifts). Caregivers shared unmet needs, challenges, and opportunities for improvement. Examining these needs and experience-informed recommendations can help advance additional caregiving research, policy-making, and program development.
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- Erin E Kent
- Gillings School of Global Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
- Cecil G. Sheps Health Services Research Center, UNC Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
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- Patient Centered Innovation, Inc, Greenville, North Carolina, United States
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- Cecil G. Sheps Health Services Research Center, UNC Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
- Health Policy Department, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville Tennessee, United States
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Ng AH, Quigley M, Benson T, Cusack L, Hicks R, Nash B, Read M, Scibilia R, Steele C, Tribe L, Holmes-Truscott E. Living between two worlds: lessons for community involvement. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2024; 12:155-157. [PMID: 38388070 DOI: 10.1016/s2213-8587(24)00032-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2024] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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- Ashley H Ng
- Monash Partners Academic Health Science Centre, Clayton, VIC, Australia; Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- PDC Health Hub by Perth Diabetes Care, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Macarthur Clinical School, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Accelerating Diabetes Innovations, Melbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Department of Endocrinology, Austin Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Division of Chronic and Complex Care, Western Health, Diabetes and Endocrine Centre, Sunshine Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia; Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia; The Australian Centre for Behavioral Research in Diabetes, Diabetes Victoria, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
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Jenkins CL, Mills T, Grimes J, Bland C, Reavey P, Wills J, Sykes S. Involving lived experience in regional efforts to address gambling-related harms: going beyond 'window dressing' and 'tick box exercises'. BMC Public Health 2024; 24:384. [PMID: 38317155 PMCID: PMC10840217 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-17939-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Lived Experience (LE) involvement has been shown to improve interventions across diverse sectors. Yet LE contributions to public health approaches to address gambling-related harms remain underexplored, despite notable detrimental health and social outcomes linked to gambling. This paper analyses the potential of LE involvement in public health strategy to address gambling-related harms. It focuses on the example of a UK city-region gambling harms reduction intervention that presented multiple opportunities for LE input. METHODS Three focus groups and 33 semi-structured interviews were conducted to hear from people with and without LE who were involved in the gambling harms reduction intervention, or who had previous experience of LE-informed efforts for addressing gambling-related harms. People without LE provided reflections on the value and contributions of others' LE to their work. Data analysis combined the Framework Method with themes developed inductively (from people's accounts) and deductively (from the literature, including grey literature). RESULTS Four themes were identified: (1) personal journeys to LE involvement; (2) the value added by LE to interventions for addressing gambling-related harms; (3) emotional impacts on people with LE; and (4) collective LE and diverse lived experiences. Two figures outlining LE involvement specific to gambling harms reduction in the UK, where public health efforts aimed at addressing gambling-related harms coexist with industry-funded programmes, are proposed. CONCLUSIONS Integrating a range of LE perspectives in a public health approach to gambling harms reduction requires local access to involvement for people with LE via diverse routes that are free from stigma and present people with LE with options in how they can engage and be heard in decision-making, and how they operate in relation to industry influence. Involving LE in gambling harms reduction requires enabling people to develop the affective and critical skills necessary to navigate complex emotional journeys and a challenging commercial and policy environment.
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- Catherine L Jenkins
- Institute of Health and Social Care, London South Bank University, London, UK.
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- Institute of Health and Social Care, London South Bank University, London, UK
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- Institute of Health and Social Care, London South Bank University, London, UK
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- School of Applied Sciences, London South Bank University, London, UK
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- Institute of Health and Social Care, London South Bank University, London, UK
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- Institute of Health and Social Care, London South Bank University, London, UK
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Dray J, Palmer VJ, Banfield M. 'Keeping it real': A qualitative exploration of preferences of people with lived experience for participation and active involvement in mental health research in Australia. Health Expect 2024; 27:e13934. [PMID: 39102697 PMCID: PMC10775820 DOI: 10.1111/hex.13934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Revised: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/07/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Historically, researchers have been apt at conducting research on, rather than with, the people who are the focus of their efforts. Such approaches often fail to effectively support and benefit the populations they are intended to. This study aimed to explore the preferences of people with lived experience for engagement with research either as research participants within studies, or through active involvement in mental health research. METHODS Data for this paper were collected in three separate lived experience agenda-setting studies conducted over a 9-year period from 2013 to 2022; two group discussions and an open-ended online survey. Data were combined and thematic analysis undertaken. RESULTS Participants described the inclusion of lived experience as a critical ingredient and the highest level of knowledge and expertise in mental health research that should lead to knowledge generation and research agendas. Participants discussed the importance and value of research that enables sharing experiences and stories, expressed a need for flexibility in research methods for choice and agency, and support for greater active involvement of people with lived experience across all stages of research. Participants also spoke to the need for perspective and knowledge generated from people with lived experience to have equal power in research, making space for lived experience voices across multiple aspects of research, and greater respect and recognition of the value of lived experience. CONCLUSION Lived experience in mental health research is coming of age, but dedicated, cocreated development is needed to get it right. People with lived experience increasingly understand the value their experiential knowledge brings to the mental health research effort, and describe a wide range of ways that researchers can support them to be research participants, and to get actively involved. Power-sharing, respect and recognition of lived experience as central to effective mental health research are the keys to 'keeping it real'. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION People with lived experience of mental health problems or distress either personally, and/or as carers, family and kinship group members, were involved in the coideation and codesign of this research. All authors identify as people with lived experience.
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- Julia Dray
- Centre for Mental Health Research, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population HealthThe Australian National UniversityActonAustralian Capital TerritoryAustralia
- The ALIVE National Centre for Mental Health Research TranslationThe University of Melbourne, The Australian National UniversityMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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- The ALIVE National Centre for Mental Health Research TranslationThe University of Melbourne, The Australian National UniversityMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
- The Department of General Practice and Primary Care, Primary Care Mental Health Research ProgramMelbourne Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health SciencesMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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- Centre for Mental Health Research, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population HealthThe Australian National UniversityActonAustralian Capital TerritoryAustralia
- The ALIVE National Centre for Mental Health Research TranslationThe University of Melbourne, The Australian National UniversityMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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Pocobello R, Camilli F, Alvarez-Monjaras M, Bergström T, von Peter S, Hopfenbeck M, Aderhold V, Pilling S, Seikkula J, el Sehity TJ. Open Dialogue services around the world: a scoping survey exploring organizational characteristics in the implementation of the Open Dialogue approach in mental health services. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1241936. [PMID: 38023059 PMCID: PMC10668593 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1241936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Objective This cross-sectional study investigates the characteristics and practices of mental health care services implementing Open Dialogue (OD) globally. Methods A structured questionnaire including a self-assessment scale to measure teams' adherence to Open Dialogue principles was developed. Data were collected from OD teams in various countries. Confirmatory Composite Analysis was employed to assess the validity and reliability of the OD self-assessment measurement. Partial Least Square multiple regression analysis was used to explore characteristics and practices which represent facilitating and hindering factors in OD implementation. Results The survey revealed steady growth in the number of OD services worldwide, with 142 teams across 24 countries by 2022, primarily located in Europe. Referrals predominantly came from general practitioners, hospitals, and self-referrals. A wide range of diagnostic profiles was treated with OD, with psychotic disorders being the most common. OD teams comprised professionals from diverse backgrounds with varying levels of OD training. Factors positively associated with OD self-assessment included a high percentage of staff with OD training, periodic supervisions, research capacity, multi-professional teams, self-referrals, outpatient services, younger client groups, and the involvement of experts by experience in periodic supervision. Conclusion The findings provide valuable insights into the characteristics and practices of OD teams globally, highlighting the need for increased training opportunities, supervision, and research engagement. Future research should follow the development of OD implementation over time, complement self-assessment with rigorous observations and external evaluations, focus on involving different stakeholders in the OD-self-assessment and investigate the long-term outcomes of OD in different contexts.
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- Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychology, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
- Department of Psychiatry, Länsi-Pohja Hospital District, Kemi, Finland
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- Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany
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- Department of Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychology, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
- Department of Psychology, University of Agder: Kristiansand, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, CNR, Rome, Italy
- Faculty of Psychology, Sigmund Freud Private University, Vienna, Austria
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Whitehead R, Harcla C, Hopkins L, Robinson-Clarke E. "What makes discovery college different?" a co-produced analysis of student experiences of discovery college. J Ment Health 2023:1-7. [PMID: 37937900 DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2023.2278093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Recovery colleges are an education-based approach to supporting mental health recovery that incorporate the voice of both lived and living experience, and experience by training in their design, production, and delivery. AIMS To understand students' experiences of attending a youth-focused 'discovery college' course. Specifically, to see whether students were satisfied with the course, whether the learning goals of the courses were met, and what students felt makes discovery college different. METHODS A mixed methods design analysed quantitative data on students' ratings of the course and their learning goals. A co-produced thematic analysis, incorporating the voice of lived and living experience, was also conducted on students' responses to the question "what makes discovery college different?" RESULTS Overall, students rated their experience with the course very positively, and mostly met the learning goals of courses. The co-produced thematic analysis revealed students valued the incorporation of lived and living experience in courses, the lack of power imbalance between teachers and students, and felt it was a safe space to share and learn. CONCLUSIONS Findings support the delivery of the recovery college model within a youth setting, and highlights this as a useful initiative in engaging people from a range of perspectives in education about mental health.
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- Alfred Child and Youth Mental Health Service, Moorabbin, Australia
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