Involving Service Users in Health and Social Care Research
Synopsis
Service user involvement in research can range from the extremes of being the subject, to being the initiator or investigator, of a research study. The activity of the professional researcher can also range from being the person undertaking the research, to being a partner with, or mentor to, service users. This broad scope of levels of involvement is reflected in the contributions in this book, both in the research experiences reported and in the writing of the chapters themselves.With contributions coming from a range of service areas including learning disabilities, cancer care, older people and mental illness, chapters look at important research issues such as:
strategies for working in true partnership
avoiding ‘tokenism’
involving service users at all stages of the research process
communication and terminology
involving service users of different ages and experience
training needs of professionals and service users
problems surrounding ‘payment’ for service users
other ethical and practical issues.
This book is invaluable reading for researchers in health and social care from academic, professional and service user backgrounds.
Book details
- Author:
- Lesley Lowes, Ian Hulatt
- ISBN:
- 9781134279753
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780203865651, 9780415346474, 9780415346474, 9780415346467, 9780415346467
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Pages:
- N/A
- Reading age:
- Not specified
- Includes images:
- Yes
- Date of addition:
- 2020-05-08
- Usage restrictions:
- Copyright
- Copyright date:
- 2005
- Copyright by:
- Lesley Lowes and Ian Hulatt
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- Health, Mind and Body, Medicine, Nonfiction, Social Studies