{"product_id":"involving-service-users-in-health-and-social-care-research-1","title":"Involving Service Users in Health and Social Care Research","description":"\u003cp\u003eService user involvement in research can range from the extremes of being the subject, to being the initiator or investigator, of a research study. The activity of the professional researcher can also range from being the person undertaking the research, to being a partner with, or mentor to, service users. This broad scope of levels of involvement is reflected in the contributions in this book, both in the research experiences reported and in the writing of the chapters themselves. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith contributions coming from a range of service areas including learning disabilities, cancer care, older people and mental illness, chapters look at important research issues such as:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003estrategies for working in true partnership \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eavoiding ‘tokenism’ \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einvolving service users at all stages of the research process \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecommunication and terminology \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einvolving service users of different ages and experience \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003etraining needs of professionals and service users \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eproblems surrounding ‘payment’ for service users \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eother ethical and practical issues. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is invaluable reading for researchers in health and social care from academic, professional and service user backgrounds. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54978908586328,"sku":"9780415346474","price":59.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415346474.jpg?v=1779428750","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/involving-service-users-in-health-and-social-care-research-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}