Kira Oberschmidt, Christiane Grünloh, Monique Tabak
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Abstract
The involvement of stakeholder groups, like patients or healthcare professionals, is highly valued in eHealth Action Research (AR) projects because it ensures a match between the project outcomes and the needs of the target group. However, few best practices or advices are available and no overview exists that describes the process of active involvement of stakeholders in the context of eHealth. Therefore, this paper presents the development of a framework for active stakeholder involvement in eHealth AR. The framework was developed based on several studies on stakeholder involvement in a project, as well as existing literature. To evaluate the framework, interviews were conducted with eight participants, who were either experts from the field or researchers currently working in practice in eHealth AR projects. Based on the suggestions made during the interviews, the framework was adjusted. The final version of the framework consists of 9 sections with a total of 56 questions, as well as material for additional reading. This framework can help researchers, especially those who are relatively new to AR and stakeholder involvement, shape their research process. A next step would be to further investigate how to operationalise the framework, for example in project meetings with stakeholders, and then, evaluate the framework in practice by implementation into an AR project from start to finish.
在电子健康行动研究(AR)项目中,利益相关者群体(如患者或医疗保健专业人员)的参与受到高度重视,因为这可以确保项目成果与目标群体的需求相匹配。然而,目前很少有最佳实践或建议,也没有描述电子医疗背景下利益相关者积极参与过程的概述。因此,本文介绍了电子健康 AR 中利益相关者积极参与框架的开发情况。该框架是在有关利益相关者参与项目的多项研究以及现有文献的基础上制定的。为了对该框架进行评估,我们与八位参与者进行了访谈,他们要么是该领域的专家,要么是目前在电子健康 AR 项目中实际工作的研究人员。根据访谈中提出的建议,对框架进行了调整。该框架的最终版本包括 9 个部分,共 56 个问题,以及供补充阅读的材料。该框架可以帮助研究人员,尤其是那些对可持续评估和利益相关者参与相对较新的研究人员,规划他们的研究过程。下一步将是进一步研究如何将该框架付诸实施,例如在与利益相关者的项目会议中,然后通过在一个可持续农业研究项目中自始至终的实施,对该框架进行实际评估。
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Systemic Practice and Action Research is dedicated to advancing deeper understandings of issues that confront the contemporary world, and better means for engaging with these issues for the benefit of individuals, organizations, communities and their natural environments. To this end, a fundamental rethink of the purposes and methods of science is needed, making it more systemic and action-orientated. The journal therefore seeks to make a substantial contribution to rethinking science as well as to the reflective application of systemic practice and action research in all types of organizational and social settings. This international journal is committed to nurturing wide-ranging conversations around both qualitative and technical approaches for the betterment of people''s lives and ways of working together. It seeks to influence policy and strategy in its advocacy of action research as a primary means to gain vision and leverage in wicked problem areas. All forms of investigation and reasoning are considered potentially suitable for publication, including personal experience. There are no priorities attached to settings for studies and no greater significance given to one methodological style over another - as long as the work demonstrates a reflective and systemic quality. The journal welcomes manuscripts that are original, are well written, and contain a vivid argument. Papers normally will demonstrate knowledge of existing literature. Full papers are normally between 5,000 – 10,000 words (although longer papers will not be excluded if the argument justifies the word count) and short papers are about 2,000 words. Notes and letters are welcomed for publication in the ''notes from the field'' and ''letters'' sections. A rigorous mentoring-based refereeing system is applied in all cases. Officially cited as: Syst Pract Action Res