Reflections from the 'Hold the door open' project: Inviting older adults across the UK to shape dissemination of health research findings.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This project sought to expand patient and public involvement (PPI) practices to the development of research finding dissemination with people aged 55+ years. The project is innovative due to its UK-wide approach and use of PPI to plan better ways to share findings of health research with older adults, extending PPI beyond research project initiation to support dissemination activities.

Objective

The aim of this study is to understand how to develop effective public engagement activities with older adults to disseminate findings of health research. We hope to promote greater inclusivity and advance our understanding of this demographic.

Methods

This project combined three approaches: (i) an online questionnaire to ask what activities older adults enjoy; (ii)

SUBMITTER: Silvonen T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10726280 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature