Lived experience research as a resource for recovery: a mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lived experience research is conducted by people who have experience of mental health issues and is therefore better placed than more traditional research to illuminate participants' experiences. Findings that focus on identifying enablers of recovery from a lived experience perspective have the potential to assist people in their recovery process. However, this lived experience research is often difficult to find, access and interpret. We co-produced user-friendly and engaging resources to disseminate findings from six lived experience research studies. This paper seeks to answer the research questions: a) Did exposure to lived experience research increase hopefulness for participants?; and b) How else did interacting with lived experience research resources influence p

SUBMITTER: Honey A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7507671 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature