A ground-breaking and rigorous presentation of coproduction in research

In Research Coproduction in Healthcare, a team of experienced applied health researchers and decision makers deliver a robust exploration of collaborative ways on how to plan and conduct healthcare research. The book explores relational skills that are essential to achieving successful coproduction, including trust through humility, ongoing communication, emotional intelligence, and the structures and processes required to work with a range of knowledge users. It also sets out the fundamentals of research coproduction and its transformative potential for more effective and efficient health systems and improved health outcomes.

Readers will also find:

• A thorough introduction to the planning, implementation and evaluation of research coproduction, including how to write a successful research coproduction proposal
• Comprehensive explorations of capacity-building and infrastructure requirements
• Practical discussions of the theory of coproduction, including treatments of power and tokenism
• In-depth reflections on the essential building blocks of research coproduction

Perfect for researchers, knowledge users, funders, trainees and organizations, Research Coproduction in Healthcare will also earn a place in the libraries of coproduction teams, policymakers, clinicians, and health system managers.

Ian D. Graham, PhD, FCAHS, FNYAM, FRSC is Professor at the Schools of Epidemiology and Public Health & Nursing at the University of Ottawa and a Senior Scientist at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Jo Rycroft-Malone, PhD, is Distinguished Professor and Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health and Medicine at Lancaster University in Lancaster, England.

Anita Kothari, PhD, is Professor at the School of Health Studies at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada.

Chris McCutcheon, PhD©, is Research Programme Manager at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Foreword xv

About the Chapter Authors xvii

Editors xxiii

Acknowledgements xxv

About the Companion Website xxvii

Chapter 1 Introduction 1
Authors: Anita Kothari, Jo Rycroft-Malone, Chris McCutcheon, and Ian D. Graham

Background: What Is This Book About? 1

Focus of the Chapter: What Do We Mean by Research Coproduction? 4

Known from the Literature: Intellectual Origins and Historical Traditions 6

Scope of the Book 9

References 11

Chapter 2 Foundations of Research Coproduction 14

Chapter 2.1. Conceptualizing and Theorizing for Research Coproduction 14
Authors: Anne MacFarlane and Jonathan Salsberg

Chapter 2.2. Equity, Power, and Transformative Research Coproduction 34
Authors: Katrina Plamondon, Sume Ndumbe-Eyoh, and Sana Shahram

Chapter 2.3. Effects, Facilitators, and Barriers of Research Coproduction Reported in Peer-Reviewed Literature 54
Authors: Katheryn M. Sibley, Femke Hoekstra, Anita Kothari, and Kelly Mrklas

Chapter 3 Working with Knowledge Users 74

Chapter 3.1 Working with Knowledge Users 74
Authors: Jo Cooke, Susan Mawson, and Susan Hampshaw

Chapter 3.2 Research Coproduction with Patients and Caregivers 91
Authors: Claire Ludwig and Davina Banner

Chapter 3.3 Conducting a Research Coproduction Project: A Principles-Based Approach 112
Authors: Joe Langley, Sarah E. Knowles, and Vicky Ward

Chapter 3.4 The View from Within: Organizational Strategies for Effective Research Partnerships 129Authors: Sarah Bowen, Ian D. Graham, and Ingrid Botting

Chapter 3.5 Managing Academic-Health Service Partnerships 151
Authors: Alison M. Hutchinson, Cheyne Chalmers, Katrina Nankervis, and Nicole (Nikki) Phillips

Chapter 4 Grant-Writing, Dissemination, and Evaluation 169

Chapter 4.1 Writing a Research Coproduction Grant Proposal 169
Authors: Ian D. Graham, Chris McCutcheon, Jo Rycroft-Malone, and Anita Kothari

Appendix 4.1.A. CIHR advice on knowledgeuser letters of support – a quick reference 189

Appendix 4.1.B. Applicant and reviewer coproduction research proposal checklist 190

Chapter 4.2 Coproduced Dissemination 192
Authors: Chris McCutcheon, Anita Kothari, Ian D. Graham, and Jo Rycroft-Malone

Chapter 4.3 Evaluating Coproduction Research: Research Quality Plus for Coproduction (RQ+ 4 Co-Pro) 210
Authors: Robert K.D. McLean, Ian D. Graham, and Fred Carden

Chapter 5 Capacity-Building and Infrastructure 233

Chapter 5.1 Researcher Coproduction Competencies and Incentives 233
Authors: Christopher R. Burton and Tone Elin Mekki

Chapter 5.2 Trainees and Research Coproduction 249
Authors: Christine Cassidy, Emily Ramage, Sandy Steinwender, and Shauna Best

Chapter 5.3 The Role of Funders 271
Authors: Bev Holmes and Chonnettia Jones

Chapter 6 Building Blocks for Research Coproduction: Reflections and Implications 290
Authors: Jo Rycroft-Malone, Ian D. Graham, Anita Kothari, and Chris McCutcheon

Index 303