A qualitative evaluation of a co‐design process involving young people at risk of suicide

作者：Michelle Kehoe, Rick Whitehead, Kathleen de Boer, Denny Meyer, Liza Hopkins, Maja Nedeljkovic · 发表于：Health Expectations · 年份：2024 · DOI：10.1111/hex.13986 · 被引用次数：27 · 研究领域：Mental Health and Patient Involvement、Art Therapy and Mental Health、Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods

BACKGROUND: Co-design is becoming common practice in the development of mental health services, however, little is known about the experience of such practices, particularly when young people are involved. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to conduct a process evaluation of the co-design which was undertaken for the development of an intervention for youth and adolescents at risk of suicide. This paper briefly outlines the co-design process undertaken during a COVID-19 lockdown and then focuses on a qualitative evaluation of the experience of taking part in a co-design process. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: The evaluation involved young consumers of a public youth mental health service, their carers/parents and service delivery staff who had taken part in the co-design process. METHOD: This study used follow-up semistructured interviews with the co-design participants to explore their experience of the co-design process. Inductive thematic analysis was used to draw out common themes from the qualitative data. RESULTS: It was found that despite the practical efforts of the project team to minimise known issues in co-design, challenges centred around perceptions regarding power imbalance, the need for extensive consultation and time constraints still arose. DISCUSSION: Despite these challenges, the study found that the co-design provided a human-centred, accessible and rewarding process for young people, parents and staff members, leaving them with the feeling that they had made...