Theory-based evaluation of three research-practice partnerships designed to deliver novel, sustainable collaborations between adult social care research and practice in the UK: a research protocol for a 'layered' contributions analysis and realist evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Research-practice partnerships (RPPs) are long-term collaborations between research and practice that aim to conduct research that can be used to make practice-based improvements. They intentionally bring together diverse experience in decision making and seek to shift power dynamics so that all partners have a say. The Creating Care Partnerships project aims to explore whether the RPP approach developed within the US educational context can be successfully applied to the English care home context. The project involves a programme of codesign, implementation and evaluation within three case study sites. This protocol set outs the aims, research design and governance of the evaluation.

Methods and analysis

The evaluation takes a theory-based approach to explore h

SUBMITTER: Malley J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9703321 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature