Research Buddy partnership in a MD–PhD program: lessons learned

Research Involvement and Engagement

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Marion Glanville-Hearst¹  Daniel J. Gould¹  Peter F. M. Choong²  Michelle M. Dowsey²  Samantha Bunzli³ 

[1] Department of Surgery, St. Vincent’s Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia;Department of Surgery, St. Vincent’s Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia;Department of Orthopaedics, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia;School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Griffith University, Nathan Campus, Brisbane, QLD, Australia;Physiotherapy Department, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia;

关键词: Patient;    Partnership;    Involvement;    Co-design;    Research Buddy;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40900-023-00414-9

 received in 2022-10-19, accepted in 2023-02-14,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Background and aimsThere is increasing recognition of the importance of patient involvement in research. In recent years, there has also been growing interest in patient partnerships with doctoral studies students. However, it can be difficult to know where to start and how to go about such involvement activities. The purpose of this perspective piece was to share experiential insight of the experience of a patient involvement program such that others can learn from this experience.BodyThis is a co-authored perspective piece centred on the experience of MGH, a patient who has had hip replacement surgery, and DG, a medical student completing a PhD, participating in a Research Buddy partnership over the course of over 3 years. The context in which this partnership took place was also described to facilitate comparison with readers’ own circumstances and contexts. DG and MGH met regularly to discuss, and work together on, various aspects of DG’s PhD research project. Reflexive thematic analysis was conducted on reflections from DG and MGH regarding their experience in the Research Buddy program to synthesise nine lessons which were then corroborated with reference to published literature on patient involvement in research. These lessons were: learn from experience; tailor the program; get involved early; embrace uniqueness; meet regularly; build rapport; ensure mutual benefit; broad involvement; regularly reflect and review.ConclusionsIn this perspective piece, a patient and a medical student completing a PhD reflected upon their experience co-designing a Research Buddy partnership within a patient involvement program. A series of nine lessons was identified and presented to inform readers seeking to develop or enhance their own patient involvement programs. Researcher-patient rapport is foundational to all other aspects of the patient’s involvement.

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