Experience of involvement in co-design in mental health services V.1.0
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Patients', families', and professionals' experiences of their involvement in co-production and co-design in mental health services
IRAS ID
167593
Contact name
Michael Larkin
Contact email
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 5 months, 21 days
Research summary
This study will explore Patients', families', and professionals' experiences of previous involvement in co-production and co-design in mental health services. Experience based co-design (EBCD) is a participatory action research approach used to improve services, in which patients, carers, and staff share their experiences and collaborate to identify issues. The shared experiences are analysed and themes for improvement are identified. These themes, also known as “touch points” are then addressed by all stakeholders, in partnership, to provide specific solutions (Bate & Robert, 2007). There are six stages to a traditional EBCD cycle; setting up the project, gathering staff experiences through fieldwork and interviews, bringing staff, patients and carers together in a co-design event to share experiences, group work to co-design around the priorities and finally a celebration and review of the event (Bate & Robert, 2007). EBCD has been used in various physical healthcare settings, and more recently in mental health settings. Various adaptations to the traditional EBCD format have been made for use in mental health services. This study aims to qualitatively explore the experiences of those involved in three completed mental health EBCD projects. Semi-structured interviews will be conducted with staff (n = 3-6), carers (n=3-6) and patients (n=3-6) who were involved at various stages of the EBCD cycle across the three studies. Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) will be used to understand their experiences and evaluate the acceptability of this approach for those who were involved in the process. The findings of the study will be used to inform future EBCD events held within a mental health context.
REC name
West Midlands - Black Country Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
15/WM/0121
Date of REC Opinion
16 Apr 2015
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion