“Nothing about us, without us”? A qualitative study of service user involvement in the development of lay-delivered psychological interventions in contexts affected by humanitarian crises [PDF]
Background: : Service user involvement has become increasingly prioritised within health research, and more recently, within mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS).
Emily Owen +4 more
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Service user reflections on the impact of involvement in research [PDF]
Plain English summary Public involvement can impact on research, on the public who give advice, on the researchers and the research participants. Evaluating impact is an important part of the research process.
Jim Gordon +2 more
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Examining impact of service user involvement: a follow-up study of user-led mental health service evaluation [PDF]
User-focused monitoring (UFM) is a method for service evaluation led by service users, aimed at enhancing quality and service user involvement. Our study examines the experienced outcomes following the completion of five UFM projects within Swedish ...
Hilda Näslund +2 more
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Evaluating the Study Designs and Outcome Measures Used in Service User Involvement in Health Professional Entry‐Level Education: A Systematic Review [PDF]
Background It is a regulatory requirement in the United Kingdom and Australia that people who use services are involved in health professional education. Evaluating service user involvement aims to inform curriculum development and improvement.
Jonathan Green +4 more
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Service user involvement in mental health system strengthening in a rural African setting: qualitative study [PDF]
Background It is essential to involve service users in efforts to expand access to mental health care in integrated primary care settings in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, there is little evidence from LMICs to guide this process. The
Sisay Abayneh +8 more
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Empowerment training to support service user involvement in mental health system strengthening in rural Ethiopia: a mixed-methods pilot study [PDF]
Background Increased service user involvement is recommended to improve weak mental health systems in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, involvement is rarely implemented and interventions to support involvement are sparse.
Sisay Abayneh +7 more
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Participatory action research to pilot a model of mental health service user involvement in an Ethiopian rural primary healthcare setting: study protocol [PDF]
Background Involvement of service-users at all levels of the mental health system is a policy imperative in many countries internationally. However, putting policy into practice seems complex; little is known about how best to involve service users and ...
Sisay Abayneh +2 more
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From admission to discharge in mental health services: a qualitative analysis of service user involvement. [PDF]
Background: User involvement and recovery are now widely used terms within the mental health policy, research and practice discourse. However, there is a question mark about the impact these ideas have in everyday practice. Of interest is the degree of
Wright N +4 more
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Factors shaping user involvement in social and health services in Poland: the perspective of persons with disabilities [PDF]
Background The idea of involving citizens in shaping social and health services is not new. Many authors have stated the lack of citizens’ input in the development of these sectors. Different theoretical frameworks on the user perspective exist, but they
Izabela Grabowska +3 more
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Introduction Service user involvement is increasingly considered essential in mental health service development and delivery. However, the impact of this involvement on services is not well documented.
Naseeb Ezaydi +4 more
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