Involving older people in gerontological nursing research: A discussion of five European perspectives

Emma Pascale Blakey, Angela Durante, Simon Malfait, Kalatzi Panagiota, Friederike Thilo, Siobhan O'Connor

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This paper describes involving patients and the public in nursing research and discusses the challenges and opportunities in adopting this approach during a doctoral training programme. The paper summarises patient engagement initiatives across a number of European countries, draws on some key literature and critically reflects on the perspectives of doctoral students undertaking gerontological nursing research in Europe. It concludes with a number of recommendations on how to include older people as active partners in doctoral nursing research.
Original languageEnglish
Article numbere12311
Number of pages6
JournalInternational Journal of Older People Nursing
Volume15
Issue number2
Early online date15 May 2020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2020

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • co-design
  • co-produce
  • gerontology
  • involvement
  • nursing research
  • older adult
  • participate

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