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Methods for co-designing health innovations with older adults: A rapid review
Léa Blouin Gagnon1,2,3, Samuel Turcotte3,4, Roxane DeBroux-Leduc1,5
1Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal (CRIUGM) - Centre intégré universitaire de santé et services sociaux (CIUSSS) du Centre-Sud-de-l'île-de-Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Objective:
This paper reviews the methods used in research for co-designing health innovations with and for older adults.
Methods:
A rapid review was performed following the Cochrane Rapid Review Methods Group recommendations and reported using the PRISMA statement. A keyword search was conducted in CINAHL, PsychINFO and Medline databases.
Results:
Selection criteria yielded 13 peer-reviewed articles that reported on a total of 33 different co-design activities. Discussions and individual interviews were the most frequently reported activities in the selected articles and were used at each stage of the co-design process.
Conclusion:
To avoid the appearance of tokenism and to promote transparency, researchers need to provide more details about the involvement of older adults in the co-design process and the co-design activities performed. Health and design scientists should strive towards a meaningful involvement of older adults throughout the co-designing process and need to develop knowledge about the added value of co-design to support the use of such methods.
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