Happell Brenda, Roper Cath
Department of Nursing and Health Studies, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, QLD, Australia.
Australas Psychiatry. 2007 Jun;15(3):237-41. doi: 10.1080/10398560701320113.
Consumer involvement in mental health research is considered both a right and a benefit, despite the identified barriers to forming effective collaborative relationships. The purpose of this paper is to examine the literature relating to consumer involvement in mental health research with a view to articulating a model to guide this process.
A qualitative review of the relevant literature was undertaken. Literature referring to consumer roles in research was accessed and reviewed with the aim of articulating the benefits of, and barriers to, consumer participation in research.
The literature has identified a number of important benefits and some significant barriers to consumer involvement in mental health research. However, a clear model to articulate definitions of involvement is lacking. Four distinct levels of involvement were articulated.
The identification of clearly defined models for consumer involvement in mental health research is important in order to facilitate collaboration and avoid tokenism. Research is required in order to determine the applicability of these models within actual research projects.
尽管存在公认的形成有效合作关系的障碍，但消费者参与心理健康研究既被视为一项权利，也被视为一种益处。本文旨在审视与消费者参与心理健康研究相关的文献，以期阐明一个指导该过程的模型。
对相关文献进行了定性综述。查阅并回顾了提及消费者在研究中角色的文献，目的是阐明消费者参与研究的益处和障碍。
文献已确定了消费者参与心理健康研究的一些重要益处和一些重大障碍。然而，缺乏一个清晰的模型来阐明参与的定义。阐述了四个不同的参与层次。
确定明确界定的消费者参与心理健康研究的模型对于促进合作和避免形式主义很重要。需要开展研究以确定这些模型在实际研究项目中的适用性。
