Handbook of Service User Involvement in Nursing and Healthcare Research

This book fills an important niche in the market providing practical expert advice on the involvement of service users – patients, carers and the public – in nursing and healthcare research. An invaluable guide for anyone working or involved in nursing and healthcare research, this book provides a step-by-step guide to the principles and process of involvement, including understanding the rationale for involvement, designing involvement, working with service users, and evaluating what has been achieved. <p>With illustrations, worked examples and tool sheets throughout, this evidence-based guide uses real life examples from recent research studies in health and social care research, thus relating theory to practice in a meaningful way. <i>The Handbook of Service User Involvement in Nursing & Healthcare Research</i> introduces a wide range of key issues, including:</p> <ul> <li> <div><b><i>Why?</i></b> Why should researchers involve service users?</div> </li> <li> <div><b><i>How</i></b>? How can researchers and service users work together successfully and productively?</div> </li> <li> <div><b><i>Who?</i></b> Who chooses to become involved in research? How are issues of representation and diversity addressed?</div> </li> <li> <div><i><b>When?</b></i> At what stage should service users be involved in the research process?</div> </li> </ul>