Open AccessUsing the Public Involvement Impact Assessment Framework to assess the impact of public involvement in a mental health research context: A reflective case study
Author(s) -
Collins Michelle,
Long Rita,
Page Anthony,
Popay Jennie,
Lobban Fiona
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
health expectations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.314
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1369-7625
pISSN - 1369-6513
DOI - 10.1111/hex.12688
Subject(s) - public involvement , flexibility (engineering) , context (archaeology) , mental health , plan (archaeology) , public health , impact assessment , resource (disambiguation) , knowledge management , public relations , psychology , applied psychology , medicine , political science , computer science , nursing , management , psychiatry , public administration , archaeology , paleontology , history , computer network , economics , biology
Background We assess the utility of the Public Involvement Impact Assessment Framework (Pii AF ) as a resource to support research teams in assessing the impact of Public Involvement across diverse research and public involvement (PI) contexts. Pii AF was developed in response to a well‐documented growth in Public Involvement in health research in the United Kingdom that demands a more sophisticated evidence base to demonstrate its impact. Design We used a reflective case study approach drawing on contemporaneous meeting notes, Pii AF website resources and retrospective reflections to describe how Pii AF helped us to develop an impact assessment plan of the PI in a university‐based mental health research centre. Discussion We consider key aspects of our experiences of using Pii AF as a tool to help us design an impact assessment of PI, interpret these experiences with reference to relevant theory and research and share insights that may be useful to other teams considering using Pii AF . Conclusion These insights include understanding the commitment of time and effort required to develop effective PI impact assessment plans; the flexibility of Pii AF and its ability to be used in a range of research and PI contexts; and the advantages of involving all stakeholders (including the public) in the development of an PI assessment plan.