よりよいデザイン,よりよいエンゲージメント,よりよいデータ:健康研究の改善のための若者の洞察
Mohammad Karimipour1, Mina Fazel1, Emma Soneson1
1Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
まとめ
健康研究への青少年の参加は,研究者の関係,参加者の選択,および制御によって改善されます. 青少年のエンパワーメントは,研究における関与,代表,およびデータの正確性を高めます.
科学分野:
- 青少年の健康に関する研究
- 研究における患者と公衆の関与
- 質的研究方法 質的研究方法
背景:
- 青少年の健康に関する研究は,不十分な代表性,限られた長期的な関与,不正確な自己報告データなどの課題に直面しています.
- 青少年の視点を理解することは,研究参加とデータ完全性の改善に不可欠です.
研究 の 目的:
- 健康研究への参加に関する若者の見解を調査する.
- 研究研究における青少年の関与,代表,およびデータ品質の向上のための戦略を特定する.
主な方法:
- 5つの英語学校で46人の青少年 (16歳から18歳) を対象に9つのフォーカスグループを実施しました.
- コンストラクティビズムに基づく理論は,参加と相互作用のプロセスに影響を与える要因を分析するために使用されました.
- 若者のアドバイザリーグループ (YPAG) は,研究設計と概念モデルに関するフィードバックを提供しました.
主要な成果:
- ポジティブな研究者の関係は,感情的な安全性を促進し,判断に関する懸念を軽減します.
- 研究プロセス全体を通して青少年の選択とコントロールは,安全と関与の感覚を高めます.
- 研究を影響力のあるコラボレーションとして認識することは,青少年に正確な個人データを提供できるようにします.
結論:
- 青少年のエンゲージメント,代表,データ品質の向上には,かなりの時間とリソースの投資が必要です.
- ポジティブな関係を育み,選択/コントロールを提供することは,重要な戦略です.
- 研究の影響に関する明確なコミュニケーションと判断に関する懸念への対処は,青少年にとって不可欠です.
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