Grounded theory: Experience Based Co-Design with families

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  A Grounded theory exploration of the processes involved in an Experience Based Co-Design project with families and carers

• IRAS ID

  196977

• Contact name

  Laura Chisholm

• Contact email

  laura.chisholm@nhs.net

• Sponsor organisation

  Canterbury Christ Church University

• Duration of Study in the UK

  0 years, 8 months, 23 days

• Research summary

  The aim of the study is to create an understanding of the factors involved in running an experience based co-design (EBCD) project that hopes to improve the engagement of carers in a secondary mental health service. By forming an understanding of the mechanisms within the current project, future projects can benefit from a greater insight into what is important to consider when setting up and running a project. To explore the mechanisms within the project interviews will be conducted with a number of different participants within the original EBCD project. EBCD projects involve a range of participants from a number of different roles and backgrounds; heads of services, team managers, staff members, carers, service users, members of Researchnet (an Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust facilitated service user research forum) and carer support staff at MIND. Each perspective is important in forming an overall picture of how EBCD projects run effectively, and this will be reflected in the recruitment of participants for the current study. Each participant will be asked to complete two 1 hour interviews at different time points. Interviews will be transcribed and analysed by the researcher. The analysis will be conducted in reference to Grounded Theory, a qualitative research method. This method was chosen as it is a helpful technique for exploring new phenomena; EBCD is a relatively new strategy for service design, particularly within mental health services and this is the first project of its kind. The researcher is able to remain close to data from the interviews and constructs a theory developed in line with the participants’ experiences. Other sources of information will be used to construct the theory, such as observations of EBCD meetings, memos and supervision with supporting research team.

• REC name

  London - London Bridge Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  16/LO/0329

• Date of REC Opinion

  9 May 2016

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion