Research project
Title: Involving children and young people in clinical audit.
Project timescale: From 01 March, 2003 to 01 September, 2003
(Added to website on: 25 February, 2003 - Date last updated: 20 April, 2007)
Source of funding:
Self funding
Aims: The project is exploring whether children and young people want to be/can be involved in clinical audit in the acute hospital setting, and if they can how? The project is participatory in its approach.
Research designs used:
Study of views/experiences
Other: Participatory
Methods used to collect data:
Focus groups
Interviews
Other (please specify): Vignettes, storyboards
Research project description: The project began with individual interviews with 9 young people. This is being followed up with group sessions where the young people have helped to shape the agenda and carry out further research activities to test out their views and findings.
Stages at which the public were involved:
Undertaking the research
Analysing the research
Disseminating research
Planning the research
Designing the research instruments
(eg questionnaires, patient information sheets)
Description of public involvement in research stages: Young people made decision about the shape of the agenda after interviews. They will participate in data analysis of questionnaire they devised. Then of group sessions with other children. They will participate in writing brief reports of the findings and also making decisions re dissemination.
Training and support provided for either members of the public or researchers involved in the project:
Examples of ways the public have made a difference to the research project: They have provided a broader range of ideas. They have focused the research clearly on the views of children and young people. Their participation has added validity to the study.
Evaluating the impact of public involvement in the research:
Details of publications or reports resulting from the research: A case for involving children/young people in clinical audit. British Journal of Clinical Governance. Vol. 7. No.2. pp. 86-91
Was/is your project user controlled: Not Known
For further information on the project, please contact:
Tina Moules
Project leader
Anglia Polytechnic University
Bishop Hall Lane
Chelmsford
Essex
CM1 1SQ
c.t.m.moules@apu.ac.uk
01245 493131 ext: 49481
Website: www.apu.ac.uk
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