A stakeholder engagement strategy for an ongoing research program in rural dementia care: Stakeholder and researcher perspectives.

ABSTRACT: Participatory research approaches have developed in response to the growing emphasis on translation of research evidence into practice. However, there are few published examples of stakeholder engagement strategies, and little guidance specific to larger ongoing research programs or those with a rural focus. This paper describes the evolution, structure, and processes of an annual Rural Dementia Summit launched in 2008 as an engagement strategy for the Rural Dementia Action Research (RaDAR) program and ongoing for more than 10 years; and reports findings from a parallel mixed-methods study that includes stakeholder and researcher perspectives on the Summit's value and impact. Twelve years of stakeholder evaluations were analyzed. Rating scale data were summarized with descriptive statistic

SUBMITTER: Morgan D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9499231 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature