Background Peer-research is steered and conducted by people with lived experience of the
issues being researched. This paper explores the value of peer-research in two complex …

The use of peer interviewers with privileged access to a particular population group, which is
difficult to reach via more conventional methods, has been acknowledged in recent …

Objectives: To explore the lived experience of older adults participating regularly in a social
support network group in the community. Method: Hermeneutic phenomenology was …

Malcolm Ramsay's article looked at the empowerment of older people through good advice
and information. Continuing this theme in our next article, Carol Munn‐Giddings et al …

We used quantitative text analysis to examine conversations in a series of online support
groups attended by care partners of people living with rare dementias (PLWRD). We used …

Background: patient and public involvement (PPI) in research can enhance its relevance.
Older care-home residents are often not involved in research processes even when studies …

Introduction: The importance of peer support workers in mental health care delivery has
been extensively advocated for in mental health policy frameworks. However, there has …

Background There is increasing recognition of the need to include patients and the public in
the research process. There is extensive literature about patient and public involvement …

Background User involvement in research has rapidly increased and is often a precondition
to obtain research funding. Benefits such as effectiveness and increased relevance of …

People with dementia (PWD) and their family caregivers need an increasing number of
diverse health and social services. A multidisciplinary person-centered approach to …