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Network methods to support user involvement in qualitative data analyses: an introduction to Participatory Theme Elicitation.
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A Randomised Controlled Trial of a Pedometer Based Phased Intervention to Encourage Physical Activity in Schools: A Feasibility Study.
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14 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Co-creation methods for public health research - characteristics, benefits, and challenges: a Health CASCADE scoping review.BMC medical research methodology · 2025Article
- 'Including us, talking to us and creating a safe environment'-Youth patient and public involvement and the Walking In ScHools (WISH) Study: Lessons learned.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024Article
- 'Getting involved in research': a co-created, co-delivered and co-analysed course for those with lived experience of health and social care services.Research involvement and engagement · 2022Article
- The person-based development and realist evaluation of a summary report for GP consultations [version 1; peer review: 2 approved].NIHR open research · 2022Article
- Methods to Generate Innovative Research Ideas and Improve Patient and Public Involvement in Modern Epidemiological Research: Review, Patient Viewpoint, and Guidelines for Implementation of a Digital Cohort Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Review
- Patients as partners in health research: A scoping review.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2021Article
- Children and young people's contributions to public involvement and engagement activities in health-related research: A scoping review.PloS one · 2021Article
- An exercise intervention for people with serious mental illness: Findings from a qualitative data analysis using participatory theme elicitation.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2020Article
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- Group based video-conferencing for adults with depression: findings from a user-led qualitative data analysis using participatory theme elicitation.Research involvement and engagement · 2019Article
- Reflections on qualitative data analysis training for PPI partners and its implementation into practice.Research involvement and engagement · 2019Article
- Involving service users in the qualitative analysis of patient narratives to support healthcare quality improvement.Research involvement and engagement · 2019Article
- Coproduction for feasibility and pilot randomised controlled trials: learning outcomes for community partners, service users and the research team.Research involvement and engagement · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundWhile Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) is encouraged throughout the research process, engagement is typically limited to intervention design and post-analysis stages. There are few approaches to participatory data analyses within complex health interventions.
methodsUsing qualitative data from a feasibility randomised controlled trial (RCT), this proof-of-concept study tests the value of a new approach to participatory data analysis called Participatory Theme Elicitation (PTE). Forty excerpts were given to eight members of a youth advisory PPI panel to sort into piles based on their perception of related thematic content. Using algorithms to detect communities in networks, excerpts were then assigned to a thematic cluster that combined the panel members' perspectives. Network analysis techniques were also used to identify key excerpts in each grouping that were then further explored qualitatively.
resultsWhile PTE analysis was, for the most part, consistent with the researcher-led analysis, young people also identified new emerging thematic content.
conclusionsPTE appears promising for encouraging user led identification of themes arising from qualitative data collected during complex interventions. Further work is required to validate and extend this method.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov, ID: NCT02455986 . Retrospectively Registered on 21 May 2015.
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