Co-creating active communities: processes and outcomes of linking public rehabilitation programs with civic engagement for active living in a Danish municipality

Research Involvement and Engagement

Research

Anders Blædel Gottlieb Hansen¹  Sanja Golubovic¹  Marie Lønberg Hansen²  Ida Kær Thorsen²  Mathias Ried-Larsen³  Thomas Peter Almdal⁴  Paul Bloch⁵  Janne Kunchel Lorenzen⁶ 

[1] Centre for Clinical Research and Prevention, The Intersectoral Prevention Laboratory, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Hovedvejen, Entrance 5, Nordre Fasanvej 57, 2000, Frederiksberg, Denmark;Centre for Physical Activity Research, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Section 7641, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark;Centre for Physical Activity Research, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Section 7641, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark;Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark;Department of Endocrinology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Section 7562, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark;Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark;Health Promotion Research, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Borgmester Ib Juuls Vej 83, 2730, Herlev, Denmark;Steno Diabetes Center Sjaelland, Birkevænget 3, 4300, Holbæk, Denmark;

关键词: Patient and public involvement;    Co-creation;    Public rehabilitation;    Physical activity;    Community-based;    Partnership;    Civil society;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40900-023-00495-6

 received in 2023-04-04, accepted in 2023-09-05,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundIncreased levels of physical activity are associated with beneficial health effects for people with type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and/or severe obesity; however, transforming knowledge about these effects into action is challenging. The aim of this paper is to explore lessons learnt from a co-creation process in a partnership project involving local stakeholders, including citizens, and researchers. The purpose of the process was to link a public health care institution with civil society organisations in the local community to make it possible for citizens to continue to be physically active after ending their public rehabilitation. Secondarily, this paper aims to develop a conceptual model of the above process.MethodsThe study constitutes the first part of Project Active Communities and was based on a partnership between three research institutions and a Danish rural municipality, involving municipal and civil society stakeholders and citizens with type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and/or severe obesity in co-creation of concrete interventions for implementation. The co-creation process was divided into two tracks, one involving citizens (two workshops) and one involving municipal and civil society stakeholders (two workshops). The two tracks were concluded with a final workshop involving all stakeholders, including local politicians. Data sources are focus groups and bilateral meetings, workshop observations, and questionnaires.ResultsLessons learnt include the importance of having a flexible timeframe for the co-creation process; giving room for disagreements and matching of mutual expectations between stakeholders; the value of a coordinator in the municipality to achieve acceptance of the project; and the significance of engaging local politicians in the co-creation process to accommodate internal political agendas. We have developed a conceptual model for a co-creation process, where we outline and explain three distinct phases: stakeholder identification and description, co-creation, and prototyping. The model can be adapted and applied to other sectors and settings.ConclusionsThis study documents lessons learnt in a co-creation process aiming to link a public health care institution with civil society organisations in the local community. Further, this study has specified productive co-creative processes and documented the various phases in a conceptual model.

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