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Werner A, Knutsen IR, Johannessen A. Between Public Guidelines for User Involvement and Ideals About Free Research: Using Collaborative Autoethnography to Explore Researcher Experiences From a User Involvement Process. Health Expect 2024; 27:e70055. [PMID: 39382158 PMCID: PMC11462430 DOI: 10.1111/hex.70055] [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: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 08/19/2024] [Accepted: 09/22/2024] [Indexed: 10/10/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIM User participation is a prerequisite for receiving research funding in healthcare in Norway. Despite many positive benefits, studies report challenges from users' and researchers' perspectives. Limited knowledge exists concerning researchers' experiences in scenarios where the users are professionals within healthcare and research. The aim of this retrospective study was to explore and reflect on personal experiences as researchers from a process of planning and developing research questions for a PhD project, following the James Lind Alliance guidelines, which were a requirement for funding. We focused on how the process of collaboration with a specific group of users influenced the researchers' sense of selves. DESIGN AND METHOD We used a qualitative design based on collaborative autoethnography, exploring personal experiences from a sociocultural point of view. Two of the three researchers in the team recollected their experiences from the user involvement process while applying the James Lind Alliance guidelines. We used different data sources to develop two autoethnographic narratives. The narratives were analysed using thematic analysis. RESULTS The autoethnographic narratives demonstrate the complexity of user involvement from the researchers' perspectives. We identified four themes in the analysis: intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, competing paradigms, hierarchy and dual roles. The accounts illustrated the researchers' ambivalence within the process, indicating that they feared a loss of control over the direction of the research project. The narratives visualised a struggle to appear as credible researchers, illustrating how the involvement of a specific group of users and adherence to a specific guideline for user involvement influenced the researchers' experiences of their roles and identities in the collaboration. CONCLUSION The results point to the relevance of the sociocultural backdrop; researchers might become frontline providers of policy implementation in research, balancing tensions between regulatory constraints, user involvement and researchers' professional identity and research ideals, when a specific, detailed procedure for user involvement is required. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION Two user panels comprising participants from clinical practice, education and research, along with a service user, collaborated in the planning and development of research questions for a PhD project. This autoethnographic study elaborates this process.
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- Anne Werner
- HØKH—Health Services Research UnitAkershus University Hospital (Ahus)LørenskogNorway
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- Department of Nursing and Health PromotionFaculty of Health Sciences, OsloMet—Oslo Metropolitan UniversityOsloNorway
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- HØKH—Health Services Research UnitAkershus University Hospital (Ahus)LørenskogNorway
- Department of Nursing and Health PromotionFaculty of Health Sciences, OsloMet—Oslo Metropolitan UniversityOsloNorway
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Morley C, Jose K, Hall SE, Shaw K, McGowan D, Wyss M, Winzenberg T. Evidence-informed, experience-based co-design: a novel framework integrating research evidence and lived experience in priority-setting and co-design of health services. BMJ Open 2024; 14:e084620. [PMID: 39122385 PMCID: PMC11404138 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-084620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/12/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE To describe a new co-design framework termed Evidence-informed, Experience-based Co-design (E2CD). BACKGROUND Involving consumers and clinicians in planning, designing and implementing services results in the end-product being more likely to meet the needs of end-users and increases the likelihood of their uptake and sustainability. Different forms and definitions of co-design have been described in the literature and have had varying levels of success in health service redesign. However, many fall short of including people with lived experience in all aspects of the process, particularly in setting priorities for service (re)design. In addition, health services need to deliver evidence-based care as well as care that meets the needs of users, yet few ways of integrating research evidence into co-design processes are described. This paper describes a new framework to approach co-design which addresses these issues. We believe that it offers a roadmap to address some of healthcare's most wicked problems and potentially improve outcomes for some of the most vulnerable people in our society. We use improving services for people with high healthcare service utilisation as a working example of the Framework's application. CONCLUSION Evidence-informed experience-based co-design has the potential to be used as a framework for co-design that integrates research evidence with lived experience and provides people with lived experience a central role in decision-making about prioritising and designing services to meet their needs.
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- Claire Morley
- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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- Bellberry Ltd, Eastwood, South Australia, Australia
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
- KPHealth, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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- Primary Health Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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Overton C, Tarrant C, Creese J, Armstrong N. Role of coproduction in the sustainability of innovations in applied health and social care research: a scoping review. BMJ Open Qual 2024; 13:e002796. [PMID: 38886100 PMCID: PMC11184177 DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2024-002796] [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: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 05/28/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Innovations such as toolkits and frameworks are developed through applied health and social care research, to address identified gaps in quality or safety of care. The intention is to subsequently implement these innovations into practice to bring about improvements. Challenges can arise from poor choice of implementation strategies or lack of alignment to local contexts. Research has identified the importance of involving and engaging patients, health professionals and other stakeholders in the design and delivery of the underpinning research, and in informing subsequent implementation. However, how and why such coproduction influences the sustainability of innovations in health and social care is unclear. OBJECTIVE The objective of this scoping review is to identify and present the available evidence regarding the role of coproduction in the sustainability of innovations in applied health and social care research. INCLUSION CRITERIA This scoping review includes papers related to the role of coproduction in the sustainability of innovations in applied health and social care research published in peer-reviewed journals. The review is limited to articles reporting applied health and social care research conducted in the United Kingdom. METHODS Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL and MEDLINE were searched for studies. Titles and abstracts were screened by two independent reviewers for assessment against the inclusion criteria, followed by a full-text review and data extraction. Data were extracted using a data extraction form developed by the reviewers. The completed forms were imported into NVivo and analysed using basic qualitative content analysis. RESULTS Our review provides insight into the role of coproduction in the sustainability of innovations in applied health and social care research. Our findings highlight that sustainability is a dynamic process, supported by coproduction activities such as ongoing collaborative partnerships; these can be planned for in both the research design and implementation phases of a project.
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- Charlotte Overton
- Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, Leicestershire, UK
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, Leicestershire, UK
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, Leicestershire, UK
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, Leicestershire, UK
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Scott RJ, Mathie E, Newman HJH, Almack K, Brady L. Commissioning and co-production in health and care services in the United Kingdom and Ireland: An exploratory literature review. Health Expect 2024; 27:e14053. [PMID: 38698629 PMCID: PMC11066417 DOI: 10.1111/hex.14053] [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: 12/12/2023] [Revised: 04/11/2024] [Accepted: 04/14/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION This exploratory literature review seeks to examine the literature around commissioning processes in the co-production of health and care services, focusing on two questions: How do health and care commissioning processes facilitate and/or pose barriers to co-production in service design and delivery? What are the contextual factors that influence these processes? METHOD A systematic search of three databases (Medline, Public Health and Social Policy and Practice) and a search platform (Web of Science) was conducted for the period 2008-2023. A total of 2675 records were retrieved. After deduplication, 1925 were screened at title and abstract level. Forty-seven reports from 42 United Kingdom and Ireland studies were included in the review. A thematic synthesis of included studies was conducted in relation to the research questions. RESULTS The review identified one overarching theme across the synthesised literature: the complexity of the commissioning landscape. Three interconnected subthemes illuminate the contextual factors that influence this landscape: commissioners as leaders of co-production; navigating relationships and the collective voice. CONCLUSION Commissioning processes were commonly a barrier to the co-production of health and care services. Though co-production was an aspiration for many commissioners, the political and economic environment and service pressures meant that it was often not fully realised. More flexible funding models, longer-term pilot projects, an increased emphasis in social value across the health and care system and building capacity for strong leadership in commissioning is needed. PATIENT AND PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION Patients and the public did not contribute to this review as it was a small piece of work following on from a completed project, with no budget for public involvement.
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- Rebecca J. Scott
- Library and Computing ServicesUniversity of HertfordshireLondonUK
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- Health and Social Care Inclusion, Centre for Research in Public Health and Community CareUniversity of HertfordshireLondonUK
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- Applied Psychology, School of Life and Medical SciencesUniversity of HertfordshireLondonUK
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- Family Lives and Care, Centre for Research in Public Health and Community CareUniversity of HertfordshireLondonUK
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- Communities, Young People and Family Lives, CRIPPAC, Centre for Research in Public Health and Community CareUniversity of HertfordshireLondonUK
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Al Wattar BH, Teh JJ, Clarke S, Abbara A, Morman R, Wilcox A, Talaulikar V. Healthcare and research priorities for women with polycystic ovary syndrome in the UK National Health Service: A modified Delphi method. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2024; 100:459-465. [PMID: 38420872 DOI: 10.1111/cen.15038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a chronic lifelong condition affecting up to 20% of women worldwide. There is limited input from affected women to guide the provision of healthcare services and future research needs. Our objective was to scope the healthcare and research priorities of women with PCOS in the United Kingdom. DESIGN A three-staged modified Delphi method, consisting of two questionnaires and a consensus meeting involving lay representatives and healthcare professionals. PATIENTS AND MEASUREMENTS Lay patient representatives of women with PCOS. Participants were asked to identify and rank healthcare and research priorities for their importance. RESULTS Six hundred and twenty-four lay participants took part in our Delphi method. Over 98% were diagnosed with PCOS (614/624, 98.4%). More than half experienced difficulties to receive a PCOS diagnosis (375/624, 60%), and the majority found it difficult to access specialised PCOS health services in the NHS (594/624, 95%). The top two healthcare priorities included better education for health professionals on the diagnosis and management of PCOS (238/273, 87.1%) and the need to set up specialist PCOS services (234/273, 85.7%). The top two research priorities focused on identifying better treatments for irregular periods (233/273, 85.3%) followed by better tests for early PCOS diagnosis (230/273, 84.2%). CONCLUSIONS We identified 13 healthcare and 14 research priorities that reflect the current health needs of women with PCOS in the United Kingdom. Adopting these priorities in future healthcare and research planning will help to optimise the health of women with PCOS and increase patient satisfaction.
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- Bassel H Al Wattar
- Beginnings Assisted Conception Unit, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals, London, UK
- Comprehensive Clinical Trials Unit, Institute for Clinical Trials and Methodology, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Reproductive Medicine Unit, University College London Hospitals, London, UK
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- Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Reproductive Medicine Unit, University College London Hospitals, London, UK
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Bourke JA, Bragge P, River J, Sinnott Jerram KA, Arora M, Middleton JW. Shining a light on the road towards conducting principle-based co-production research in rehabilitation. FRONTIERS IN REHABILITATION SCIENCES 2024; 5:1386746. [PMID: 38660394 PMCID: PMC11039800 DOI: 10.3389/fresc.2024.1386746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2024] [Accepted: 03/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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Moving from participatory approaches incorporating co-design to co-production in health research involves a commitment to full engagement and partnership with people with lived experience through all stages of the research process-start to finish. However, despite the increased enthusiasm and proliferation of research that involves co-production, practice remains challenging, due in part to the lack of consensus on what constitutes co-production, a lack of guidance about the practical steps of applying this approach in respect to diverse research methods from multiple paradigms, and structural barriers within academia research landscape. To navigate the challenges in conducting co-produced research, it has been recommended that attention be paid to focusing and operationalising the underpinning principles and aspirations of co-production research, to aid translation into practice. In this article, we describe some fundamental principles essential to conducting co-production research (sharing power, relational resilience, and adopting a learning mindset) and provide tangible, practical strategies, and processes to engage these values. In doing so, we hope to support rehabilitation researchers who wish to engage in co-production to foster a more equitable, ethical, and impactful collaboration with people with lived experience and those involved in their circle of care.
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- John A. Bourke
- John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research, Northern Sydney Local Health District, St Leonards, NSW, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The Kolling Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Northern Sydney Local Health District, Macquarie Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research, Northern Sydney Local Health District, St Leonards, NSW, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The Kolling Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research, Northern Sydney Local Health District, St Leonards, NSW, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The Kolling Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research, Northern Sydney Local Health District, St Leonards, NSW, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The Kolling Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Royal Rehab, Ryde, NSW, Australia
- State Spinal Cord Injury Service, NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation, St Leonards, NSW, Australia
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Moult A, Knight N, Medina N, Babatunde O, Kingstone T, Duffy H, Fryer K, Canvin K, Swaithes L, Brading L, Bray L, Russell W, Dziedzic K. An evaluation of a public partnership project between academic institutions and young people with Black African, Asian and Caribbean heritage. RESEARCH INVOLVEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT 2024; 10:31. [PMID: 38504379 PMCID: PMC10953256 DOI: 10.1186/s40900-024-00564-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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BACKGROUND This project (named Reinvent) aimed to promote Public Involvement (PI) in health research. Academics worked with a community group, the Eloquent Praise & Empowerment Dance Company, to develop a community partnership with young people from Black African, Asian and Caribbean heritage communities. The goal of this paper is to evaluate the Reinvent project for key learnings on how to engage and build partnerships with young people from Black African, Asian and Caribbean heritage communities. METHODS Reinvent developed a steering group which consisted of five young people, one academic, a Race Equality Ambassador and the Director of Eloquent. The steering group co-produced an agenda for two workshops and the evaluation tools used. The content of the workshops included drama exercises, discussions on physical and mental health, nutrition and school-life, short introductions to the concepts of research and PI, and group work to critique and improve a video currently used to promote PI in health research to young people. The evaluation tools included using the 'Cube' evaluation framework, video-blogging and collecting anonymous feedback. Findings The responses to the 'Cube' evaluation framework were positive across all four domains (agenda, voice, contribute change) in both workshops. A few of the young people described having a better understanding of the meaning and practice of PI in a video-blog. The anonymous feedback suggested that the workshops had increased young people's confidence in sharing their thoughts and opinions about health and PI. CONCLUSION Reinvent has shown that academic institutions and young people from an under-served community can partner to co-design workshops and apply evaluation tools. Working with young people in an environment in which they were comfortable, and by researchers joining in with the activities that the young people enjoyed (such as dance), enabled more informal and open conversations to develop. More work is needed to build upon this project so that young people can feel confident and supported to get involved in PI activities relating to research.
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- Alice Moult
- Impact Accelerator Unit, School of Medicine, Keele University, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 5BG, UK.
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- Impact Accelerator Unit, School of Medicine, Keele University, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 5BG, UK
- Eloquent Arts Centre, 41 Lichfield Road, Aston, B6 5RW, UK
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- Impact Accelerator Unit, School of Medicine, Keele University, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 5BG, UK
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- School of Medicine, Keele University, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 5BG, UK
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- School of Medicine, Keele University, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 5BG, UK
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- Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, Trust Headquarters, Corporation St, Stafford, UK
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- Northern General Hospital, Herries Road, Sheffield, S5 7AU, UK
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- School of Medicine, Keele University, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 5BG, UK
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- Impact Accelerator Unit, School of Medicine, Keele University, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 5BG, UK
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- School of Medicine, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Worsley Building, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Faculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, West Lancashire, L39 4QP, UK
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- School of Medicine, Keele University, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 5BG, UK
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- Impact Accelerator Unit, School of Medicine, Keele University, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 5BG, UK
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Crooks J, Flemming K, Shulman C, Casey E, Hudson B. Involving people with lived experience of homelessness in palliative and end of life care research: key considerations from experts in the field. RESEARCH INVOLVEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT 2024; 10:16. [PMID: 38291483 PMCID: PMC10826236 DOI: 10.1186/s40900-024-00549-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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BACKGROUND Co-production of research aims to include people with lived experience of a phenomena throughout the research process. People experiencing homelessness often experience advance ill-health at a young age, yet access palliative care services at a disparately low rate to the level of palliative care need. The voices of people experiencing homelessness are infrequently heard throughout palliative care research, despite the complexities and intricacies of the area. AIM To explore the experiences of experts in the field to identify key context considerations for involving people with lived experience of homelessness in palliative and end of life care research. METHODS Qualitative study comprising two data collection streams: interviews with professionals with experience of involving people experiencing homelessness in their work, and focus groups with people with lived experience (PWLE) of homelessness. Data were analysed using iterative, reflexive thematic analysis. Patient and Public Involvement contributors gave feedback on themes. RESULTS A total of 27 participants took part in semi-structured interviews (N = 16; professionals) or focus groups (N = 11; PWLE homelessness). Key considerations of involving people experiencing homelessness in palliative and end of life care research were developed into four key themes: complexity of lived experience of homelessness; representation of homelessness within experts by experience; professionalising lived experience; and methods for involvement. CONCLUSIONS Involvement of people with lived experience of homelessness is important in developing palliative care research. This paper begins to outline some contextual considerations for promoting involvement in a complex and intricate field of research.
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- Pathway, London, UK
- Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department, University College London, London, UK
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- Marie Curie, London, UK
- Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department, University College London, London, UK
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Warran K, Greenwood F, Ashworth R, Robertson M, Brown P. Challenges in co-produced dementia research: A critical perspective and discussion to inform future directions. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2023; 38:e5998. [PMID: 37671685 DOI: 10.1002/gps.5998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/07/2023]
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Key points
There is a move towards meaningful collaboration of people living with dementia in the research process, but these processes are rarely critiqued, with more critical reflection needed.
Current academic structures, frameworks, and funding processes limit meaningful collaboration, particularly in relation to academic language and hierarchies of evidence.
There is a need for an environment that can enable the collaboration that is at the heart of a co‐produced ethos, but creating such an environment of reciprocity in dementia research requires extensive time, resources and emotional support.
It is important to embrace the tensions of the contexts we, as researchers, work within and continue to strive towards learning and growth, and fairer and more equitable ways of working in co‐produced dementia research.
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- Katey Warran
- Edinburgh Centre for Research on the Experience of Dementia, School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Edinburgh Centre for Research on the Experience of Dementia, School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Neuroprogressive and Dementia Network, NHS Tayside, Dundee, Scotland
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- ECREDibles, Edinburgh Centre for Research on the Experience of Dementia, School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- ECREDibles, Edinburgh Centre for Research on the Experience of Dementia, School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Burke NN, Stewart D, Tierney T, Worrall A, Smith M, Elliott J, Beecher C, Devane D, Biesty L. Sharing space at the research table: exploring public and patient involvement in a methodology priority setting partnership. RESEARCH INVOLVEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT 2023; 9:29. [PMID: 37131232 PMCID: PMC10152423 DOI: 10.1186/s40900-023-00438-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Public and patient involvement aims to improve research quality, relevance, and appropriateness. Despite an increasing evidence base on the influence of public involvement in health research, the role of involvement in methodology research (i.e. research that aims to enhance the quality and rigour of research) is less clear. Using a qualitative case study, we explored public involvement in a research priority-setting partnership in rapid review methodology (Priority III) to give practical insights to inform public involvement in priority-setting for future methodological research. METHODS Participant observation, documentary analysis, interviews and focus groups were used to explore the processes of Priority III and identify the views and experiences of the participants of a steering group (n = 26) regarding public involvement in Priority III. We used a case study research design and conducted two focus groups with five public partners; one focus group with four researchers; and seven one-to-one interviews with researchers and public partners. Nine episodes of participant observation of meetings were conducted. All data were analysed using template analysis. RESULTS The findings of this case study present three themes and six subthemes: Theme 1 We all bring unique qualities to the table. Subtheme 1.1-Coming from different perspectives towards shared-decision making; Subtheme 1.2-Public partners bring pragmatism and grounding in reality; Theme 2 We need support and space at the table. Subtheme 2.1-Define and develop support needed for meaningful involvement; Subtheme 2.2-Creating safe space to listen, challenge and learn; Theme 3 We all benefit from working together. Subtheme 3.1-Reciprocity in mutual learning and capacity building; Subtheme 3.2-Relationships as partners in research, with a feeling of togetherness. Communication and trust, as inclusive ways of working, underpinned the partnership approach to involvement. CONCLUSIONS This case study contributes to knowledge on public involvement in research by explaining the supportive strategies, spaces, attitudes and behaviours that enabled a productive working partnership to develop between a team of researchers and public partners in this research context.
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- Nikita N Burke
- Evidence Synthesis Ireland and Cochrane Ireland, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland.
- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Aras Moyola, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland.
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- Honorary Professor, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Public Co-Author, Health Research Board Primary Care Clinical Trials Network Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- Public Co-Author, Evidence Synthesis Ireland and Staffordshire, Staffordshire, UK
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- Public Co-Author, Cochrane Consumer Network Executive, Ottawa, Canada
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- Public Co-Author, Evidence Synthesis Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- Evidence Synthesis Ireland and Cochrane Ireland, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Aras Moyola, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Evidence Synthesis Ireland and Cochrane Ireland, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Aras Moyola, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
- Health Research Board Trials Methodology Research Network, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Aras Moyola, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
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Hanlon CA, McIlroy D, Poole H, Chopra J, Saini P. Evaluating the role and effectiveness of co-produced community-based mental health interventions that aim to reduce suicide among adults: A systematic review. Health Expect 2023; 26:64-86. [PMID: 36377305 PMCID: PMC9854311 DOI: 10.1111/hex.13661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Revised: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Suicide is a major public health risk requiring targeted suicide prevention interventions. The principles of co-production are compatible with tailoring suicide prevention interventions to meet an individual's needs. AIMS This review aimed to evaluate the role and effectiveness of co-produced community-based suicide prevention interventions among adults. METHODS Four electronic databases (PsycInfo, CINAHL, MEDLINE and web of science) were systematically searched. A narrative synthesis was conducted. RESULTS From 590 papers identified through searches, 14 fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Most included studies elicited the views and perspectives of stakeholders in a process of co-design/co-creation of community-based suicide prevention interventions. CONCLUSION Stakeholder involvement in the creation of community-based suicide prevention interventions may improve engagement and give voice to those experiencing suicidal crisis. However, there is limited evaluation extending beyond the design of these interventions. Further research is needed to evaluate the long-term outcomes of co-produced community-based suicide prevention interventions. PATIENT AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT This paper is a systematic review and did not directly involve patients and/or the public. However, the findings incorporate the views and perspectives of stakeholders as reported within the studies included in this review, and the findings may inform the future involvement of stakeholders in the design, development and delivery of community-based suicide prevention interventions for adults.
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- Claire A. Hanlon
- School of Psychology, Faculty of HealthLiverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpoolUK
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of HealthLiverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpoolUK
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of HealthLiverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpoolUK
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of HealthLiverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpoolUK
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of HealthLiverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpoolUK
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Charalambous M, Kountouri A, Phylactou P, Triantafyllidou I, Annoni JM, Kambanaros M. The views of people living with chronic stroke and aphasia on their potential involvement as research partners: a thematic analysis. RESEARCH INVOLVEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT 2022; 8:48. [PMID: 36064623 PMCID: PMC9446531 DOI: 10.1186/s40900-022-00379-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) is the active partnership between researchers, patients and laypeople in the process of creating research. PPI in stroke aphasia research aims to ensure equal opportunities for informed decision-making and guarantee democratic representation of patient partners within the research team. Yet, little is known about the factors that hinder and/or promote the autonomous involvement of people with aphasia in stroke and aphasia PPI projects. This study aimed to explore the views and perspectives of people who live with chronic stroke, with and without aphasia, with experience in research prior to stroke, on their potential involvement as research partners. METHODS The research team included a PPI partner with chronic stroke-induced aphasia. Semi-structured interviews were conducted online with people with chronic stroke (n = 8), four with aphasia and four without. Interviews were subject to thematic analysis. RESULTS Inductive thematic analysis generated four themes: (1) the kinds of Restrictions that make involvement in research difficult, (2) the preferred levels and ways of Involvement during the research process, (3) the Support required for active and collaborative involvement, and (4) the Impact of their involvement and how it benefits the study's outcomes. CONCLUSION People experiencing chronic stroke and aphasia are willing to be involved as PPI partners if the research team provides the necessary support. Recommendations for researchers to consider before commencing co-produced research with people with stroke and aphasia are provided.
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- Marina Charalambous
- Laboratory of Cognitive and Neurological Sciences, Faculty of Science and Medicine, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 8, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology, 30 Arch. Kyprianos Str. 3036, Limassol, Cyprus
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- Solidarity Network Nicosia In Action” (NicInAct), Multifunctional Foundation, Nicosia Municipality, Eptanisou 11, 1016 Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology, 30 Arch. Kyprianos Str. 3036, Limassol, Cyprus
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology, 30 Arch. Kyprianos Str. 3036, Limassol, Cyprus
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- Laboratory of Cognitive and Neurological Sciences, Faculty of Science and Medicine, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 8, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Allied Health and Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA Australia
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Madison S, Colon-Moya AD, Morales-Cosme W, Lorenzi M, Diaz A, Hickson B, Monteiro K, Muniz Ruiz A, Perez A, Redondo R, Reid D, Robles J, Santiago M, Thompson O, Wade J, White M, Castillo G, Valenzuela C. Evolution of a research team: the patient partner perspective. RESEARCH INVOLVEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT 2022; 8:42. [PMID: 36002877 PMCID: PMC9400573 DOI: 10.1186/s40900-022-00377-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Despite a movement toward the inclusion of patient partners or advisors as part of the research team in all funded studies, few publications have discussed patient engagement from the patient partners' perspective. METHODS Qualitative interviews were conducted by independent qualitative researchers to collect and summarize the experiences and perspectives of the 16 Patient Partners (PPs) on the study team for PeRson EmPowered Asthma RElief (PREPARE), a large, pragmatic study of 1200 African American/Black (AA/B) and Hispanic/Latinx (H/L) adults with asthma. This study was funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. RESULTS This paper, authored by the PPs themselves, summarizes qualitative interview findings. The journey of the PREPARE PPs began with a desire to learn more about asthma and advocate for other individuals with asthma. Many challenges, including intimidation and lack of trust, were overcome as the research team prioritized building a comfortable environment in which PPs' lived experiences, opinions, and cultural beliefs are valued, and in which PP voices are centered and respected. Over time, the PPs gained confidence in expressing ideas and feedback, and in taking ownership of their role as valued members of the research team. The PP experience has had tremendous personal and professional impact on the PPs themselves, while also modeling a change in the way researchers and PPs relate to and partner with each other. CONCLUSION The partnership between PPs and researchers in the PREPARE study has elevated the PP role from external advisors to integral and empowered members of a collective research team, and the partnership developed and evolved over time.
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- Suzanne Madison
- Patient Partner/Advisor, 6337 Alderwood Circle, #B, St. Paul, MN 55129 USA
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- Patient Partner/Advisor, Corozal, Puerto Rico
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- Patient Partner/Advisor, Winter Park, FL USA
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- Patient Partner/Advisor, Dorchester, MA USA
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- American Institutes for Research, 1400 Crystal City Drive, 10th Floor, Arlington, VA 22202 USA
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- American Institutes for Research, 1400 Crystal City Drive, 10th Floor, Arlington, VA 22202 USA
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Smith H, Budworth L, Grindey C, Hague I, Hamer N, Kislov R, van der Graaf P, Langley J. Co-production practice and future research priorities in United Kingdom-funded applied health research: a scoping review. Health Res Policy Syst 2022; 20:36. [PMID: 35366898 PMCID: PMC8976994 DOI: 10.1186/s12961-022-00838-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Interest in and use of co-production in healthcare services and research is growing. Previous reviews have summarized co-production approaches in use, collated outcomes and effects of co-production, and focused on replicability and reporting, but none have critically reflected on how co-production in applied health research might be evolving and the implications of this for future research. We conducted this scoping review to systematically map recent literature on co-production in applied health research in the United Kingdom to inform co-production practice and guide future methodological research. METHODS This scoping review was performed using established methods. We created an evidence map to show the extent and nature of the literature on co-production and applied health research, based on which we described the characteristics of the articles and scope of the literature and summarized conceptualizations of co-production and how it was implemented. We extracted implications for co-production practice or future research and conducted a content analysis of this information to identify lessons for the practice of co-production and themes for future methodological research. RESULTS Nineteen articles reporting co-produced complex interventions and 64 reporting co-production in applied health research met the inclusion criteria. Lessons for the practice of co-production and requirements for co-production to become more embedded in organizational structures included (1) the capacity to implement co-produced interventions, (2) the skill set needed for co-production, (3) multiple levels of engagement and negotiation, and (4) funding and institutional arrangements for meaningful co-production. Themes for future research on co-production included (1) who to involve in co-production and how, (2) evaluating outcomes of co-production, (3) the language and practice of co-production, (4) documenting costs and challenges, and (5) vital components or best practice for co-production. CONCLUSION Researchers are operationalizing co-production in various ways, often without the necessary financial and organizational support required and the right conditions for success. We argue for accepting the diversity in approaches to co-production, call on researchers to be clearer in their reporting of these approaches, and make suggestions for what researchers should record. To support co-production of research, changes to entrenched academic and scientific practices are needed. Protocol registration details: The protocol for the scoping review was registered with protocols.io on 19 October 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.by7epzje .
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- Helen Smith
- NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Yorkshire and Humber, Bradford, United Kingdom. .,Bradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford, United Kingdom.
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- NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Yorkshire and Humber, Bradford, United Kingdom.,Bradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Yorkshire and Humber, Bradford, United Kingdom.,Bradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Yorkshire and Humber, Bradford, United Kingdom.,Bradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Business and Law Manchester, Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom.,School of Health Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.,NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Greater Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Applied Research Collaboration North East and North Cumbria, Cumbria, United Kingdom.,School of Health and Life Sciences, Teeside University, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
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- Lab4Living, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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A systematic review that evaluates the extent and quality of involving childhood abuse survivors in shaping, conducting and disseminating research in the UK. RESEARCH FOR ALL 2022. [DOI: 10.14324/rfa.06.1.03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Despite a well-established understanding of the mental and physical health consequences associated with exposure to childhood abuse, the active voices of survivors are rarely present in shaping, conducting and disseminating research. To explore the extent and quality of involvement with adult survivors of childhood abuse in the UK, we performed a systematic review of research conducted ‘with’ or ‘by’ survivors, and analysed involvement against a new instrument, the Survivor Research Involvement Ladder, which was co-produced drawing from the principles of the Survivors Voices Charter. A search of relevant grey and peer-reviewed literature was conducted, which retrieved 662 sources after removing duplicates. Of these, 116 full-text articles on adult survivors of childhood abuse in the UK were subsequently assessed for involvement (beyond participation as ‘subjects’), of which only 15 (12.9 per cent) reported activities led, co-produced, advised or consulted on by survivors, and these were included in the review. From evaluations and analysis using the ladder, consumerist models were found to be the dominant form of involvement, with survivors filling advisory roles at isolated stages. Survivor-led research was scarce but emerged when survivor-researchers planned, conducted and disseminated their work. This review finds considerable opportunity for improvements in the level, quality and subsequent reporting of research activities involving survivors. The use of the instrument needs replication, validation and further field-testing.
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Porter-Armstrong A, Daly-Lynn J, Turtle B, Abercrombie W, McLean A, Martin S, Stinson M. Joining the workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic: views of Allied Health Profession students. J Interprof Care 2021; 36:651-659. [PMID: 34582727 DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2021.1976122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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In the United Kingdom, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic placed great pressures on universities to ensure final year health care students completed their studies earlier than planned in order to join the National Health Service workforce. This study aimed to explore the anticipations and support needs of final year allied health profession students transitioning to practice during a pandemic. Final year university students across seven healthcare professions were asked to complete an online survey. Demographic data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and responses to open questions were explored using content analysis. Sixty participants completed the survey. Content analysis regarding students' anticipations, fears, and support needs identified the following themes: professional identity and growth; opportunities for improvement; preparedness for transition from university to the workplace, the workplace environment; COVID-19; support from lecturers; daily support within the workplace and innovative methods of support. Although the transition from student to practitioner continues to be a stressful period, only a minority of participants reported COVID-19 as an explicit stressor. However, as the effects of COVID-19 continue to evolve in the United Kingdom, universities and healthcare trusts must ensure adequate supports are in place for recent graduates navigating this transition during a healthcare crisis.
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- Alison Porter-Armstrong
- Senior Lecturer in Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Institute of Nursing and Health Research. Ulster University, Newtownabbey
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- Lecturer in Psychology, School of Health Sciences, Ulster University, Newtownabbey, UK
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- Research Associate, Institute of Nursing and Health Research, School of Health Sciences, Ulster University, Newtownabbey, UK
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- Institute of Nursing and Health Research, School of Health Sciences, Ulster University, Newtownabbey, UK
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- Occupational Therapist, Institute of Nursing and Health Research, School of Health Sciences, Ulster University, Newtownabbey, UK
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- Professor of Occupational Therapy, Institute of Nursing and Health Research, School of Health Sciences, Ulster University, Newtownabbey, UK
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- Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, Institute of Nursing and Health Research, School of Health Sciences, Ulster University, Newtownabbey, UK
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Agyepong IA, Godt S, Sombie I, Binka C, Okine V, Ingabire MG. Strengthening capacities and resource allocation for co-production of health research in low and middle income countries. BMJ 2021; 372:n166. [PMID: 33593725 PMCID: PMC7879269 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.n166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Irene Akua Agyepong
- Ghana Health Service, Research and Development Division, Dodowa Health Research Center, Dodowa, Ghana
- Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons, Accra, Ghana
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- Alliance for Reproductive Health Rights, Accra, Ghana
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Tembo D, Hickey G, Montenegro C, Chandler D, Nelson E, Porter K, Dikomitis L, Chambers M, Chimbari M, Mumba N, Beresford P, Ekiikina PO, Musesengwa R, Staniszewska S, Coldham T, Rennard U. Effective engagement and involvement with community stakeholders in the co-production of global health research. BMJ 2021; 372:n178. [PMID: 33593805 PMCID: PMC7879275 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.n178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Doreen Tembo
- Wessex Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Wessex Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- School of Health Sciences, University of Brighton, Brighton, UK
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- School of Nursing, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- The Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Alliance, St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Wessex Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Clinical Research Unit, and Nuffield Department of Medicine, Oxford University, Vietnam
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- University of KwaZulu-Natal, School of Nursing and Public Health, South Africa
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- KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Nuffield Department of Medicine, Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, University of Oxford, Kenya
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- School of Health and Social Care, University of Essex, Colchester, UK
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- Warwick Medical School, Division of Health Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- National Institute for Health Research Centre for Engagement and Dissemination, London, UK
- School for Social Care Research, National Institute Health Research, London, UK
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