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Going home from hospital - an appreciative inquiry study
- Authors:
- REED Jan, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 10(1), January 2002, pp.36-45.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Reports on a project that involved a number of agencies and groups, including older people, working together to examine and develop practice in going home from hospital. The project was stimulated by a whole-system event, and was based on appreciative inquiry (AI) methodology, which has roots in both action research and organisational development. In AI, the research is directed towards appreciating what it is about the social world that is positive, and exploring this. The study was planned around three workshops to streamline data collection and analysis. Group members were also required to carry out some activities between workshops. Invitations were sent out to groups and individuals previously identified as involved or interested in the discharge process across one health district. Provides overview of the study, and explores some of the issues involved when working with service users and providers as co-researchers.