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Understanding User Involvement in Research in Aging and Health

Iwarsson, Susanne LU ; Edberg, Anna-Karin LU ; Ivanoff, Synneve Dahlin LU ; Hanson, Elizabeth ; Jönson, Håkan LU and Schmidt, Steven LU orcid (2019) In Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine 5.
Abstract

User involvement in research is advocated as an avenue for efficient societal developments. In this article, we identify potentials, problems, and challenges related to research on aging and health, and identify and illustrate research priorities using an evolving research program as an example. Involving user representatives in the development phase, the UserAge program engages researchers at four universities in Sweden. The program builds upon previous and ongoing research with user involvement. The goals are to maximize the impact of user involvement, enhance the execution of high-quality research, increase the knowledge about what difference user involvement can make, and evaluate the impact of research about and with user... (More)

User involvement in research is advocated as an avenue for efficient societal developments. In this article, we identify potentials, problems, and challenges related to research on aging and health, and identify and illustrate research priorities using an evolving research program as an example. Involving user representatives in the development phase, the UserAge program engages researchers at four universities in Sweden. The program builds upon previous and ongoing research with user involvement. The goals are to maximize the impact of user involvement, enhance the execution of high-quality research, increase the knowledge about what difference user involvement can make, and evaluate the impact of research about and with user involvement. Taken together and communicated in the international scientific community as well as in a wide range of public arenas, the empirical results, capacity-building, and modeling efforts of UserAge will have an impact not only on the present situation but also on the future.

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Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
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5
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SAGE Publications
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2333-7214
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10.1177/2333721419897781
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UserAge: Understanding User Participation in Research on Ageing and Health
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English
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© The Author(s) 2019.
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