Turning the co-production corner: methodological reflections from an action research project to promote LGBT inclusion in care homes for older people

Willis, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9774-0130, Almack, Kathryn, Hafford-Letchfield, Trish, Simpson, Paul, Billings, Barbara and Mall, Naresh 2018. Turning the co-production corner: methodological reflections from an action research project to promote LGBT inclusion in care homes for older people. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15 (4) , 695. 10.3390/ijerph15040695

Full text not available from this repository.

Abstract

Background: Older lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) residents are often invisible in long-term care settings. This article presents findings from a community-based action research project, which attempted to address this invisibility through co-produced research with LGBT community members. Particular Question: What conditions enable co-produced research to emerge in long-term residential care settings for older people? Aims of Project: To analyse outcomes and challenges of action-oriented, co-produced research in the given context. In particular, we explore how co-production as a collaborative approach to action-orientated research can emerge during the research/fieldwork process; and reflect critically on the ethics and effectiveness of this approach in advancing inclusion in context. Methods: The project was implemented across six residential care homes in England. Reflections are based on qualitative evaluation data gathered pre- and post-project, which includes 37 interviews with care home staff, managers and community advisors (two of whom are co-authors). Results and Conclusions: We discuss how the co-production turn emerged during research and evaluate how the politics of this approach helped advance inclusion—itself crucial to well-being. We argue for the value of co-produced research in instigating organizational change in older people’s care environments and of non-didactic storytelling in LGBT awareness-raising amongst staff.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education)
Publisher:	MDPI
ISSN:	1661-7827
Date of Acceptance:	29 March 2018
Last Modified:	07 Dec 2023 11:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/164247

Actions (repository staff only)

Edit Item