Explore Participatory Research Methods in Children Post Intensive Care
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Explore the Effectiveness of Participatory Research Methods to Elicit Children’s experiences whilst on Intensive Care
IRAS ID
306913
Contact name
Donna Thomas
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University Central Lancashire
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 8 months, 30 days
Research summary
The project aims to test the use of participatory research methods with children who are post intensive care (PIC). Research that treats children merely as respondents to heavily adult-framed research is likely to miss key aspects of their experiences, therefore their participation can raise research quality. It is paramount children are given the right tools to articulate their feelings and experiences by providing diverse methods, including drawing, storytelling, digital photography, participatory audio or video.
The pilot study will identify whether participatory research methods are effective for exploring with children their physical, mental and emotional experiences, following intensive care treatment. Participatory research methods that use creative activities such as art, music, play, diaries/vlogs and mythical storytelling could offer affordances for children in post-intensive care to share cognitive, emotional and physical experiences. Informing medical and clinical research studies in the long-term. The pilot study would inform if/how participatory research methods could be used in further studies around PIC.
Work Plan 1. Participatory Research Methods: Each participant will be invited to participate in individual research sessions. The script requires children to take part in up to 3 individual research sessions to ensure that participants can engage at their own pace.
1. Experiences in hospital (this will allow children to represent their experiences of what happened to them, relationships with others in hospital and the hospital environment.
2. Thoughts and feelings (this section will explore children’s inner experiences at the time of their procedures, before and after)
3. Feelings in the Body (this section will facilitate children to explore their own bodies in terms of pain, discomfort and feeling wellInterviews will be audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and supplemented by field notes. A thematic approach to data analysis will be adopted
REC name
East of Scotland Research Ethics Service REC 2
REC reference
22/ES/0015
Date of REC Opinion
25 Apr 2022
REC opinion
Unfavourable Opinion