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- Title
Conceptualizing impact in community-based participatory action research to engage communities in end-of-life issues.
- Authors
Kleijberg, Max; Hilton, Rebecca; Ahlberg, Beth Maina; Tishelman, Carol
- Abstract
Background: A health promotion approach to end-of-life (EoL) care is gaining traction internationally. However, there is a lack of evaluations of the impact of this approach, particularly regarding community-based initiatives. Conceptualizations of impact in participatory action research (PAR) may contribute to understanding ways in which impact can be investigated in community-based health promotion approaches to EoL issues. We aim to investigate impact and the process of impact development in our community-based PAR project, Studio DöBra, a Swedish health promotion initiative to engage communities in EoL issues. Methods: We do this through a qualitative framework analysis expanding on Banks et al.’s theory of co-impact in PAR, based on longitudinal empirical data of Studio DöBra. Studio DöBra was developed in partnership with a range of community organizations and engaged children (9 years old) and older adults (most 80+) with topics related to dying, death, and loss through arts activities. The analyzed empirical data reflect the perspectives of community-partners and academic partners from interviews and meetings spanning 4.5 years. Findings: We present a model of impact development consisting of impact on individual and group development, action-oriented impact, and strategy-oriented impact; ways they relate to and evolve from one another; and how they may be affected by contextual influences. Conclusion: Besides contributing to conceptualizations of impact in PAR, findings contribute a community perspective to the limited literature investigating the impact of health promotion initiatives related to EoL issues.
- Subjects
TERMINAL care; RESEARCH methodology; COMMUNITIES; CONCEPTUAL structures; MEDICAL care research; QUALITATIVE research; ACTION research; RESEARCH funding; DATA analysis software; HEALTH promotion; PALLIATIVE treatment
- Publication
Palliative Care & Social Practice, 2022, Vol 16, p1
- ISSN
2632-3524
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/26323524221095107