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Abstract:

This study examined whether the data collected by service user researchers was different to data collected by non-service user researchers in a wider study of mental health service users’ perceived coercion in their treatment. Mental health service users were interviewed during their first week of compulsory admission at three different provider settings. Each site had one service user and one non-service user researcher. They used two standard quantitative scales to measure service users’ perceived levels of control and freedom in the admission process. The authors hypothesised that inpatients would express a higher degree of perceived coercion to service user researchers. In fact no difference was found. The authors have a number of suggestions as to why this was the case (for example the nature of the training, levels of interaction between service user and non-service user researchers) which they recommend are explored through further research.

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Categories: health
Undertaking research
impact on research
impact on service users involved
impact of public involvement
journal article
guidance/guidelines
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Date Entered: 2012/03/20

Date Edited: 2012/11/28