Teal, G., McAra, M., Riddell, J. , Flowers, P. , Coia, N. and McDaid, L. (2023) Integrating and producing evidence through participatory design. CoDesign, 19(2), pp. 110-127. (doi: 10.1080/15710882.2022.2096906)
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Abstract
Participatory Design (PD) is increasingly applied to tackle public health challenges, demanding new disciplinary collaborations and practices. In these contexts, any proposed intervention must be supported by evidence that demonstrates it is likely to have the desired effect, particularly if it relies on investment of public funds. An evidence base can include evidence and theory from prior research, evidence generated through primary research, and evaluation. PD research generates evidence through collaboration directly with people who may use or receive an intervention, understanding their experiences and aspirations in situated contexts, without using formal abstractions or assuming evidence generated elsewhere will be directly applicable. Drawing on a case study of a collaboration with public health experts to develop an intervention using PD, we argue there is value in using existing evidence and theory to engage, inform, and inspire intended users of an intervention to participate in the design process. This article aims to support PD researchers and practitioners to consider how evidence can be integrated and produced through PD, enabling collaboration with other disciplines to produce evidence-based and theory-informed interventions to address complex public health challenges.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Additional Information: | Funding: This study was funded by Scottish Government Chief Scientist Office (CSO) under Grant CGA/17/27. Julie Riddell and Lisa McDaid were funded by the UK Medical Research Council (MRC) and Chief Scientist Office at the MRC/CSO Social & Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow [grant number MC_UU_12017/11, SPHSU11; MC_UU_12017/12, SPHSU12; MC_UU_00022/3, SPHSU18]. |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | McDaid, Professor Lisa and Flowers, Professor Paul and McAra, Dr Marianne and Teal, Miss Gemma and Riddell, Miss Julie |
Authors: | Teal, G., McAra, M., Riddell, J., Flowers, P., Coia, N., and McDaid, L. |
College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Health & Wellbeing > MRC/CSO SPHSU |
Journal Name: | CoDesign |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
ISSN: | 1571-0882 |
ISSN (Online): | 1745-3755 |
Published Online: | 11 July 2022 |
Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2022 The Author(s) |
First Published: | First published in CoDesign 19(2): 110-127 |
Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons licence |
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