Development of the Strengths, Skills, and Goals Matrix: a tool for facilitating strengths-based adolescent and young adult engagement in research

Research Involvement and Engagement

Comment

Susan Samuel¹  Megan Patton¹  Kathleen C. Sitter²  Karina Pintson²  Katelyn Greer²  Marcela Farias²  Keighley Schofield²  Brooke Allemang³  Gina Dimitropoulos⁴  Scott B. Patten⁵ 

[1] Department of Pediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3300 Hospital Drive NW, T2N 4N1, Calgary, AB, Canada;Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary, MacKimmie Tower, 400-B3, 2500 University Drive, NW, T2N 1N4, Calgary, AB, Canada;Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary, MacKimmie Tower, 400-B3, 2500 University Drive, NW, T2N 1N4, Calgary, AB, Canada;Child Health Evaluative Sciences, SickKids Research Institute, 686 Bay Street, M5G0A4, Toronto, ON, Canada;Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary, MacKimmie Tower, 400-B3, 2500 University Drive, NW, T2N 1N4, Calgary, AB, Canada;Mathison Centre for Mental Health Research & Education, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, T2N 4Z6, Calgary, AB, Canada;Mathison Centre for Mental Health Research & Education, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, T2N 4Z6, Calgary, AB, Canada;Department of Psychiatry, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3300 Hospital Drive NW, T2N 4N1, Calgary, AB, Canada;

关键词: Adolescents and young adults;    Graduate-level research;    Patient engagement;    Patient-oriented research;    Peer mentorship;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40900-023-00502-w

 received in 2023-03-22, accepted in 2023-09-28,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe involvement of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with lived experience of health and mental health conditions as partners in research is increasing given the prominence of participatory approaches to research, including patient-oriented research (POR). Much of the relevant research is conducted by graduate students. While guiding AYA engagement frameworks and models exist, the processes of partnering with AYAs in patient-oriented graduate-level research projects have not been well established. Co-developed tools and practices are required to support strengths-based, developmentally appropriate AYA-graduate student partnerships.ObjectivesThe objectives of this commentary are: (1) to share the processes of partnership between a graduate student and five Young Adult Research Partners (YARP), (2) to describe the co-design and implementation of the Strengths, Skills, and Goals Matrix (SSGM), a tool for facilitating strengths-based AYA engagement in research, and (3) to outline considerations for applying this tool across a variety of research contexts with patient partners.Main bodyWithin the YARP-graduate student partnership, the SSGM offered extensive benefits, including tangible skill development, peer mentorship, and rapport building among all members. This tool offers strategies for strengths-based engagement practices which emphasize AYAs’ preferences and goals throughout POR projects. Practical recommendations and considerations for applying the SSGM within graduate-level research and beyond are described, including the importance of connecting AYAs’ current (and desired) skills to specific tasks within the research project and resulting outputs.ConclusionsThe SSGM has possible relevance in a variety of settings given its broadly applicable structure. Future research could explore the adaptation, application, and evaluation of the SSGM across research contexts to determine its feasibility and ease of implementation.Patient or public contributionThis article was conceived of and co-authored by five young adult research partners. The YARP co-designed the SSGM presented in this article, the figures, and substantially contributed to the preparation of the article.

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