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Factors that influence decision making by 8-12 year olds in child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS): a systematic review
- Authors:
- COX Annette, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 31(3), 2016, pp.195-209.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
There is significant legal guidance and case law available to support clinicians in assessing whether young people aged over 13 years are able to make informed decisions about their own healthcare; however when working with children aged 8-12 years, the guidance is unclear. In order to assess whether 8-12 year olds are able to make decisions in their own healthcare, we first need to understand the factors that influence this process. A systematic literature review of five electronic databases (PsycINFO, EBSCO, Science Direct, Science Full Text, Web of Science All Databases) was conducted. The search identified 12 studies and one piece of government guidance. The studies were identified from a variety of health and social research journals. The six factors that were identified were: 1) consent, competence and capacity, 2) best interests, 3) communication, 4) risks and conflicts, 5) legal frameworks, and, 6) parental role. The review concludes that it is possible for some children 8-12 years of age to make decisions regarding their own healthcare. The necessary conditions are that age specific language is used through a variety of mediums which will include risks, benefits and options for the proposed interventions. Clinicians need to be skilled in the assessment of the child’s ability to make decisions and be effective communicators with a commitment to children’s involvement. Further research in both these areas is needed. (Edited publisher abstract)
Empowering older volunteers: learning to research
- Author:
- FENGE Lee-Ann
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 24(1), 2006, pp.13-23.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
This article reports on a United Kingdom Open College Network (OCN) accredited training course in Community Survey Research for older people involved in community based research activities. It was funded through Older and Bolder, an initiative of the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) in England and Wales, and was developed by Bournemouth University in collaboration with Bournemouth and Poole College. The course was offered to older volunteers at Help and Care, a voluntary sector agency working with older people and their carers in Bournemouth, Poole and Dorset. It was felt that these volunteers might be interested in attending a structured programme on Community Research, which could be accredited by the OCN, which would assist them in their voluntary roles particularly in terms of research and service evaluation. By the end of the eight-week course participants appeared enthused about learning and engaging in future research. Issues raised by this pilot project are discussed, particularly in terms of funding future schemes.
Engagement and empowerment, research and relevance: comments on user controlled research
- Authors:
- EVANS Claire, JONES Ray
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 22(2), 2004, pp.5-13.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
Based on their shared experiences of engagement in research, from the perspective of a disabled person as a commissioner of research and as a researcher, and a non-disabled person as a researcher and service manager, issues of service user engagement and empowerment in and through research, and how this enriches and makes research more relevant, are explored. Examples are given of how user-led research has had an impact on national local policy and practice.
Young people and the world of what matters: implications for health education and intervention programmes
- Author:
- BELL Jo
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 20(2), 2002, pp.35-45.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
Reports on some of the implications for health education and intervention programmes of data from a large scale study which explored anxiety in young people. A total of 387 young people aged between 14 to 15 years in the East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire area took part. The study used grounded theory methodology for analysis. The core category was identified as concerns about what other people think. These concerns were related to self-consciousness and self-preservation. The study advocates the use of research methods that promote empowerment, in particular self-selected friendship groups, which reduce self-presentational concerns and increase self-disclosure in research situations. The findings lead to a numbers of suggestions on ways of improving the impact that health education messages have on young people.
Research and 'disability': accounts, biographies and policies
- Authors:
- FAWCETT Barbara, HEARN Jeff
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 19(2), 2001, pp.27-44.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
This article reviews and re-evaluates a qualitative research project carried out in England in the late 1990s. The project was informed from its inception by the social model of disability, and explores how 'disability' is conceptualised within the accounts of participants defined by others as disabled. It also examines participants' views of community care services. As part of this discussion, notions of collaborative and emancipatory research are appraised. The implications of the findings for policy and practice in the field of social work and social care are discussed.
Consulting with disabled children and young persons: a methodological framework
- Authors:
- HOLME Neal, HANMORE Rosemary
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 19(1), 2001, pp.25-33.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
This article describes a consultation exercise undertaken with disabled children and young people who are attending at least one local authority, health or voluntary service in a new unitary authority. Current research has revealed little evidence of the 'wishes and feelings' of children and young people with disabilities being investigated. The method employed to investigate these views, comments on its evaluation and the main findings are described below. The success of this method in ascertaining the views of disabled children and young people is seen as enabling this group to forward their own opinions and assisting them to fulfil the statutory responsibility encapsulated within the Department of Health Looking After Children (L.A.C.) Records: Consultation form.
Research women and pensions: empowerment and sharing 'expert' knowledge
- Author:
- PEGGS Kay
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 18(3), 2000, pp.3-12.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
This paper examines an important methodological issue arising in the author's research on women and pensions. It discusses the author's experiences of being considered an expert in the field of pensions in interviews with 45 women who often sought advice on financial planning for retirement, whether pensions already chosen would provide the best financial rewards and, if not, the best pension option to take in the light of pension policy changes in the late 1980s. The paper does not present a stage-by-stage account of my study but is a reflexive account of the research process, focusing on issues concerning empowerment and information sharing. The discussion leads the author to conclude that although the researcher is often in a position to provide essential information in areas of high complexity, ethical considerations about providing faulty information and the limits of the positive effects that information sharing might achieve must also be acknowledged.
Evaluating Enfield Care Agencies' system of assessment and care management
- Authors:
- FOSTER Gayle, BARRETT Jan
- Journal article citation:
- Social Services Research, 4, 1997, pp.1-7.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
Enfield Care Agencies, a partnership organisation, developed and implemented an assessment and care management system operated by social services and health care agencies. This article summarises the findings of an evaluation project to establish how effective the system was in achieving its aims.
The impact of mental health user involvement
- Author:
- FERGUSON Iain
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 15(2), 1997, pp.26-30.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
Provides a critical evaluation of the impact of user involvement. Argues that user involvement suffers from a number of weaknesses and limitations and concludes by considering how these might be overcome.
Involving users in bringing about change
- Author:
- LEWIS Janet
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 15(2), 1997, pp.16-19.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
Looks at the issues surrounding the role of users in bringing about change and the impact of user involvement.