Giving users the tools to participate in research: The induction programme of a consumer research panel
2004 Conference
If users are to be meaningfully involved at all stages of the research cycle, they need to understand the context in which that research is taking place; the methodologies used; the research question, the protocol and research proposal; the differences between qualitative and quantitative research methods; the analysis and evaluation phases; and the publication of results. Users also need an overview of research governance and the role of ethics committees. New members of the North Trent Cancer Research Network Consumer Research Panel undertake an induction programme to enable them to become fully functioning members of research studies. This paper provides an insight into that programme from the perspective of a service user and new member of the panel.
Authors
Collins ~ Karen
Academic Unit of Supportive Care, University of Sheffield. Karen Collins works as a Research Fellow in the Academic Unit of Supportive Care at the University of Sheffield. Her interests and expertise focus around methods to elicit consumer views of healthcare, patient satisfaction and qualitative research methodologies.
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