Searching for new community engagement approaches in the Netherlands: a realist qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Community engagement is increasingly seen as key to improving healthcare systems and to increasing communities' involvement in the shaping of their own communities. This paper describes how 'community engagement' (CE) is understood and being operationalised in the Dutch healthcare system by investigating the CE approaches being implemented in six different regions and by examining engaged citizens' and professionals' experiences of those CE approaches.

Methods

For this realist study, interviews and focus groups were held with citizens (16) and professionals (42) involved in CE approaches in the six regions. Additionally, CE-related activities were observed to supplement interview data.

Results

This study shows that citizens and professionals defined and exp

SUBMITTER: De Weger E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7164336 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature