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Public Involvement in research within care homes: Benefits and challenges in the APPROACH Study
- Source :
- Health Expectations : An International Journal of Public Participation in Health Care and Health Policy
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2015.
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Abstract
- Public involvement in research (PIR) can improve research design and recruitment. Less is known about how PIR enhances the experience of participation and enriches the data collection process. In a study to evaluate how UK care homes and primary health care services achieve integrated working to promote older people’s health, PIR was integrated throughout the research processes. Objectives This paper aims to present one way in which PIR has been integrated into the design and delivery of a multi-site research study based in care homes. Design A prospective case study design, with an embedded qualitative evaluation of PIR activity. Setting and Participants Data collection was undertaken in six care homes in three sites in England. Six PIR members participated: all had prior personal or work experience in care homes. Data Collection Qualitative data collection involved discussion groups, and site-specific meetings to review experiences of participation, benefits and challenges, and completion of structured fieldwork notes after each care home visit. Results PIR members supported: recruitment, resident and staff interviews and participated in data interpretation. Benefits of PIR work were resident engagement that minimised distress and made best use of limited research resources. Challenges concerned communication and scheduling. Researcher support for PIR involvement was resource intensive. Discussion and Conclusions Clearly defined roles with identified training and support facilitated involvement in different aspects Public Involvement in Research members of the research team: Gail Capstick, Marion Cowie, Derek Hope, Rita Hewitt, Alex Mendoza, John Willmott. Also the involvement of Steven Iliffe and Heather Gage
- Subjects :
- Male
Health and social care research
Care homes
health and social care research
older people
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Professional Role
Nursing
Patient and public involvement
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Sociology
Prospective Studies
care homes
Qualitative Research
030503 health policy & services
Data Collection
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
patient and public involvement
Consumer Behavior
Public involvement
Nursing Homes
Original Research Paper
England
Research Design
Organizational Case Studies
Female
Older people
0305 other medical science
Original Research Papers
Subjects
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- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Health Expectations : An International Journal of Public Participation in Health Care and Health Policy
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....d42537d37f5b9146f9e5b77d85505396