Evaluating co-design processes used in the development of healthcare interventions in residential aged care: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Co-design is increasingly used in residential aged care research. However, there is limited literature on how these co-design processes are evaluated, particularly in the absence of co-design evaluation frameworks developed specifically for this setting. We examined how co-design processes used with residents and informal carers to develop healthcare interventions in residential aged care are evaluated.

Methods

Six electronic databases were searched, and 4594 studies reporting co-design of healthcare interventions with older adults and/or informal carers in residential aged care were screened. Data extraction included study characteristics and co-design evaluation practices.

Results

Of 22 included studies, six evaluated their co-design process. Narrative re

SUBMITTER: Westworth SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12670001 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature