Service-User Research in Health and Social Care [Paperback]

This book represents a major contribution to the development and increasingly accepted importance of involving service users in research. It argues that this development is neither a fad nor a cure-all, and highlights the strengths, weaknesses, benefits, and costs of the approach.
Using reflexive questions and practical examples to challenge the reader to consider their own position in relation to these issues, this book should occupy a central place on the shelves of all undergraduate health and social welfare students.
This book represents a major contribution to the development and increasingly accepted importance of involving service users in research. It argues that this development is neither a fad nor a cure-all, and highlights the strengths, weaknesses, benefits, and costs of the approach.
Using reflexive questions and practical examples to challenge the reader to consider their own position in relation to these issues, this book should occupy a central place on the shelves of all undergraduate health and social welfare students.
This is a useful text that explores the issues of PPI throughout the research process. It is an honest appraisal of the concept, acknowledging the strengths and limitations of PPI from the persepcitve of the service user as well as the researcher. It highlights the challenges as well as the benefits and discusses ethical issues around PPI that the researcher needs to be cognisant of. There is a useful chapter specifically looking at the issues of involving young service users in health research that is often overlooked in the more general PPI literature. THis is an easy to read and use resourcce for researchers looking to work in a more productive and collaborative way with service users and the public.Useful, a good introductory text.This book is very useful for all of those students interested in Participatory Action Research and working within the Health Care Sector, Youth Work and ColÓW