Activity provider-facilitated patient and public involvement with care home residents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In care home research, residents are rarely included in patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) despite their lived experiences of day-to-day care. This paper reports on a novel approach to PPIE, developed in response to Covid-19, and utilised in a large UK-based study focused on care homes. PPIE sessions were facilitated on behalf of the research team by Activity Providers (APs) already working within the care homes. This paper provides an account of how PPIE with care home residents can be achieved.

Methods

An exploratory design was used to see if it was possible to support "in-house" PPIE, with researchers working at a distance in partnership with care home staff. The National Activity Providers Association recruited five APs working in care homes.

SUBMITTER: Micklewright K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10782785 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature