A novel research method for workshops and co-production of interventions: using a secret Facebook group.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Co-production of interventions is reliant on good communication and consensus between participants and researchers, but attending in-person meetings and workshops is hard for time-constrained groups such as new mums, who may be geographically dispersed without reliable transport. Discussions with a lay advisory group resulted in the decision to hold a workshop over a secret Facebook group. The aim of this study was to test the feasibility of a secret Facebook group for co-production activities. In the example presented, the population was women with previous gestational diabetes, the topic was physical inactivity, and the purpose was to develop an acceptable physical activity intervention.

Methods

The researchers created a secret Facebook group with content simila

SUBMITTER: Buelo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7605463 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature