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ArticleResearch involvement and engagement2021

Evolving partnerships: engagement methods in an established health services research team.

Stephanie A Chamberlain, Andrea Gruneir, Janice M Keefe, Charlotte Berendonk, Kyle Corbett, Roberta Bishop, Graham Bond, Faye Forbes, Barbara Kieloch, Jim Mann and 2 more

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Article in Research involvement and engagement, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Stephanie A ChamberlainDepartment of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. sachambe@ualberta.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9602-3060
Andrea GruneirDepartment of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Janice M KeefeDepartment of Family Studies and Gerontology, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Charlotte BerendonkFaculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Kyle CorbettDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Roberta BishopVoices Of Individuals, family and friend Caregivers Educating uS (VOICES), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Graham BondVoices Of Individuals, family and friend Caregivers Educating uS (VOICES), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Faye ForbesVoices Of Individuals, family and friend Caregivers Educating uS (VOICES), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Barbara KielochVoices Of Individuals, family and friend Caregivers Educating uS (VOICES), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Jim MannVoices Of Individuals, family and friend Caregivers Educating uS (VOICES), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Christine ThelkerVoices Of Individuals, family and friend Caregivers Educating uS (VOICES), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Carole A EstabrooksFaculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
University of Alberta · CAMount Saint Vincent University · CA

Funding

CIHR RES346050
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe Translating Research in Elder Care (TREC) program is a partnered health services research team that aims to improve the quality of care and quality of life for residents and quality of worklife for staff in nursing homes. This team includes academic researchers, trainees, research staff, citizens (persons living with dementia and family/friend caregivers of persons living in nursing homes), and decision-makers (ministries of health, health authorities, operators of nursing homes). The TREC team has experience working with health system partners but wanted to undertake activities to enhance the collaboration between the academic researchers and citizen members. The aim of this paper is to describe the TREC team members' experiences and perceptions of citizen engagement and identify necessary supports to promote meaningful engagement in health research teams.

methodsWe administered two online surveys (May 2018, July 2019) to all TREC team members (researchers, trainees, staff, decision-makers, citizens). The surveys included closed and open-ended questions guided by regional and international measures of engagement and related to respondents' experience with citizen engagement, their perceptions of the benefits and challenges of citizen engagement, and their needs for training and other tools to support engagement. We analyzed the closed-ended responses using descriptive statistics.

resultsWe had a 78% response rate (68/87) to the baseline survey, and 27% response rate (21/77) to the follow-up survey. At baseline, 30 (44%) of respondents reported they were currently engaged in a research project with citizen partners compared to 11(52%) in the follow-up survey. Nearly half (10(48%)) of the respondents in the follow-up reported an increase in citizen engagement over the previous year. Respondents identified many benefits to citizen engagement (unique perspectives, assistance with dissemination) and challenges (the need for specific communication skills, meeting organizing and facilitation, and financial/budget support), with little change between the two time points. Respondents reported that the amount of citizen engagement in their research (or related projects) had increased or stayed the same.

conclusionsDespite increasing recognition of the benefits of including persons with lived experience and large-scale promotion efforts, the research team still lack sufficient training and resources to engage non-academic partners. Our research identified specific areas that could be addressed to improve the engagement of citizens in health research.

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Citizen engagementEngagement scienceHealth services researchIntegrated knowledge translation

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PMID34627403
PMCPMC8502285
OpenAlexW3207693310

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