EBOOK: User Participation in Health and Social Care ResearchThis is a timely book, given the increasing emphasis on user participation in both research and health and social service provision, that can be read in conjunction with a more general book on research..." David Hicks, Liverpool John Moores University, UK User participation in research is still in its relative infancy with many practical, ethical, moral, methodological and philosophical questions unanswered. This text gathers together an international set of authors to explore these issues and begin to forge some practical solutions to each of these concerns. The book includes contributions on the use and application of narrative approaches, intervention and evaluation research, methodological development and quality thresholds. It provides a practical framework for all groups wishing to undertake research based on the principles and values of user participation. The book is structured around ten original case studies which explore the use of participatory methods in practice with a variety of groups across diverse health, social care and community settings. These include older people, including those with dementia, people with learning disability, mental health service users and their carers, and children and young people. Unique and often groundbreaking studies from Australia, Sweden, the UK, and the USA are used to illustrate application of theory to research practice. In addition the text:
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Contents
Introduction what counts as knowledge whose knowledge counts? Towards authentic participatory enquiry | 1 |
ACTION Assisting Carers using Telematic Interventions to meet Older peoples Needs practitioners reflections on a Swedish innovation | 14 |
Partnerships in best practice advancing gerontological care in Scotland | 33 |
Changing the culture within care homes for older people | 50 |
A changing life coconstructing a personal theory of awareness and adjustment to the onset of Alzheimers disease | 69 |
Innovative approaches to living with dementia an Australian case study | 89 |
Looking in a fairground mirror reflections on partnerships in learning disability research | 104 |
Doing user research narratives of mental health service user researchers | 120 |
Carers of people with mental health problems as coresearchers reflections on the Partnerships in Carer Assessment Project PICAP | 134 |
Involving children young people and parents in knowledge generation in health and social care research | 151 |
Engaging community leaders and students in rural American communitybased participatory research | 166 |
Conclusions realizing authentic participatory enquiry | 183 |
References | 203 |
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Back Cover | 233 |
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User Participation In Health And Social Care Research Nolan, Mike,Hanson, Elizabeth,Grant, Gordon Limited preview - 2007 |