Division of Health Research, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK.
Spectrum Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK.
Health Expect. 2018 Dec;21(6):950-963. doi: 10.1111/hex.12688. Epub 2018 Apr 25.
We assess the utility of the Public Involvement Impact Assessment Framework (PiiAF) as a resource to support research teams in assessing the impact of Public Involvement across diverse research and public involvement (PI) contexts. PiiAF was developed in response to a well-documented growth in Public Involvement in health research in the United Kingdom that demands a more sophisticated evidence base to demonstrate its impact.
We used a reflective case study approach drawing on contemporaneous meeting notes, PiiAF website resources and retrospective reflections to describe how PiiAF helped us to develop an impact assessment plan of the PI in a university-based mental health research centre.
We consider key aspects of our experiences of using PiiAF as a tool to help us design an impact assessment of PI, interpret these experiences with reference to relevant theory and research and share insights that may be useful to other teams considering using PiiAF.
These insights include understanding the commitment of time and effort required to develop effective PI impact assessment plans; the flexibility of PiiAF and its ability to be used in a range of research and PI contexts; and the advantages of involving all stakeholders (including the public) in the development of an PI assessment plan.
我们评估了公众参与影响评估框架（PiiAF）作为一种资源的效用，以支持研究团队在不同的研究和公众参与（PI）背景下评估公众参与的影响。PiiAF 的开发是为了应对英国公众参与健康研究的显著增长，这需要更复杂的证据基础来证明其影响。
我们使用了反思性案例研究方法，借鉴了同期的会议记录、PiiAF 网站资源和回顾性反思，描述了 PiiAF 如何帮助我们为一个基于大学的心理健康研究中心的 PI 制定影响评估计划。
我们考虑了使用 PiiAF 作为工具帮助我们设计 PI 影响评估的关键方面，参考相关理论和研究来解释这些经验，并分享可能对其他考虑使用 PiiAF 的团队有用的见解。
这些见解包括理解制定有效的 PI 影响评估计划所需的时间和精力投入；PiiAF 的灵活性及其在各种研究和 PI 背景下使用的能力；以及让所有利益相关者（包括公众）参与制定 PI 评估计划的优势。
