Susana S A Miguel, Tiago Dias Domingues, Sílvia Caldeira
Nursing diagnoses disturbed body image (00118) and situational low self-esteem (00120) in patients with head and neck cancer: Differential clinical validation using Q methodology
International journal of nursing knowledge
incorporating public patient involvement ppi doctoral research valued phd funders scholars providing early career researchers appropriate training develop skills conduct meaningful ppi involvement important health research board hrb collaborative doctoral award multimorbidity programme cdamm embedded formal ppi training structured education four participating phd scholars established ppi panel comprising people living two chronic conditions presenting opportunity experiential ppi training study aimed evaluate process impact embedding ppi training structured phd programme study longitudinal mixedmethods evaluation conducted 24 months june 2020 june 2022 process evaluation provided understanding ppi embedded explored experiences key stakeholders involved impact evaluation assessed impact embedding ppi training programme participants included phd scholars ppi contributors phd supervisors data collection analysis led independent researcher aligned cdamm data collection methods included five focus groups individual interviews n 6 impact log activity logs group reflections qualitative data analysed using thematic content analysis quantitative data analysed using descriptive statistics embedding formal experiential ppi training structured phd programme feasible approaches training fundamental building ppi capacity involvement experienced knowledgeable ppi lead throughout perceived critical ppi panel approach offered good example embedded consultation worked well structured phd programme providing phd scholars ample opportunities learning ppi implementation ppi contributors culture important indicator quality positively evaluated key roles phd supervisors identified embedding formal experiential ppi training impacted positively many different aspects individual phd research projects phd scholars researchers positive impacts ppi contributors phd supervisors embedding formal experiential ppi training structured phd programme novel approach evaluation identified number lessons inform future doctoral programmes seeking embed formal experiential ppi training