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Michelle Banfield1, Amelia Gulliver1, Alyssa R Morse1
1Centre for Mental Health Research, Research School of Population Health, The Australian National University, Acton, ACT 2601, Australia.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
|January 11, 2022
Summary
Virtual World Cafés effectively gathered numerous mental health research priorities from consumers and carers. However, this method was less effective for reaching consensus on key research areas.
Area of Science:
- Mental Health Research
- Patient and Public Involvement in Research
Background:
- Individuals with lived experience as consumers and carers offer valuable expertise in mental health research.
- Existing methods for collecting consumer and carer input vary in effectiveness.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the methods used in two virtual World Cafés to gather data on consumer and carer priorities for mental health research.
- To identify challenges and successes in using virtual World Cafés for this purpose.
Main Methods:
- Two virtual World Cafés were conducted to collect data on consumer and carer priorities for mental health research.
- Recruitment challenges led to modifications in the planned methodology, including using a single virtual room instead of multiple breakout rooms.
Main Results:
- Participant numbers (n=4, n=7) fell short of the target (n=20 per group).
- Over 200 research priority ideas were generated by participants.
- The virtual World Cafés did not result in agreed-upon research priorities.
Conclusions:
- Virtual World Cafés can rapidly generate a large volume of ideas for mental health research priorities.
- This method may be less effective for achieving consensus on research priorities compared to generating ideas.
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