Learning Disability Nursing, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK.
Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Science, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK.
Health Expect. 2020 Oct;23(5):1191-1201. doi: 10.1111/hex.13097. Epub 2020 Jul 24.
Public involvement in the education of students enrolled on higher education programmes has gained impetus. For students enrolled on professional health-care programmes and health-related modules in the UK, there is also a requirement by professional bodies to include "service user" involvement in preparation for entry to a professional health-care register and continuing professional development. Actively involving patients and members of the public in research is also a requirement by many research funders. In this article, the term Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) will be used throughout to include lay members, volunteers, user and carers.
A unique pilot study was introduced across a health faculty to integrate PPI in a deliberate way. It aimed to provide an educational, focused programme of events that was meaningful to develop and inform peoples' knowledge, skills and confidence for their involvement in the health faculty.
PPI members volunteered to sit on a steering group to determine the educational journey; the outcomes of three focus groups with PPI members (N = 32) and academics informed the programme content which included a range of workshops covering the exploration of public roles and barriers to involvement, introduction to research and interviewing skills.
The workshops were well attended, and outcomes indicated the importance of co-production when designing, delivering and evaluating programmes.
Co-production underpinned this pilot study, resulting in a programme which was meaningfully received by public contributors.
Co-production was seen as integral to this research to ensure that outcomes were indeed "fit for purpose".
公众参与高等教育项目学生的教育已得到推动。在英国，对专业医疗保健项目和与健康相关模块的学生，专业机构也要求包括“服务使用者”参与，以准备进入专业医疗保健注册和持续专业发展。许多研究资助者也要求积极让患者和公众参与研究。在本文中，将使用“患者和公众参与（PPI）”一词来包括非专业人士、志愿者、使用者和照顾者。
一项独特的试点研究在整个卫生学院引入，以有意地整合 PPI。它旨在提供一个有教育意义的、重点突出的活动计划，为人们参与卫生学院的知识、技能和信心发展提供信息。
PPI 成员自愿加入指导小组，以确定教育旅程；对 32 名 PPI 成员和学者的三次焦点小组的结果为计划内容提供了信息，其中包括涵盖公众角色和参与障碍探索、研究介绍和访谈技巧的一系列研讨会。
研讨会的参与度很高，结果表明在设计、交付和评估方案时共同创作的重要性。
共同创作是这项试点研究的基础，为公众参与者提供了有意义的计划。
共同创作被视为该研究的重要组成部分，以确保结果确实“符合目的”。
