Participatory Research in Clinical Studies: An Innovative Approach to Co-creating Nutritional and Physical Activity Recommendations for Older Adults With Sarcopenia (FOOP-Sarc Project)

IF 3 3区医学 Q2 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES

Health Expectations Pub Date : 2025-04-04 DOI:10.1111/hex.70187

Maria Besora-Moreno, Cristina Sepúlveda, Judit Queral, Claudia Jiménez-ten Hoevel, Anna Pedret, Lucia Tarro, Rosa M. Valls, Rosa Solà, Elisabet Llauradó

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Abstract

Background

Participating in co-creation processes can improve the knowledge, satisfaction and healthcare outcomes of volunteers. However, this methodology is still underused in nutritional clinical studies.

Objective

This study aimed to use participatory research as an innovative approach to co-creating nutritional and physical activity (PA) recommendations for the FOOP-Sarc project and to assess their usability and volunteers' satisfaction and engagement experience (SEE) during the co-creation process.

Design

The co-creation process was based on four stages: (s1) co-ideation, (s2) co-design, (s3) co-implementation and (s4) co-evaluation (Ref.: NCT05485402).

Setting and Participants

Thirteen volunteers with sarcopenia were included (stages 1–2 [n = 7], stage 3 [n = 3 intervention, n = 3 control] and stage 4 [n = 13]).

Measures

The co-ideation (s1) and co-design (s2) stages focused on designing recommendations adapted to the volunteers' preferences; the co-implementation (s3) stage included the implementation and comparison of the co-created or standard recommendations for 3 weeks to test the recommendations' acceptance; and the co-evaluation (s4) stage focused on usability, SEE, and adherence.

Results

The volunteers co-created recommendations for improving sarcopenia according to the barriers identified related to diet and PA. The recommendations' usability and the SEE of volunteers were high in all cases.

Conclusions

The participatory research approach used in this nutritional intervention study, demonstrates a high usability of the co-created recommendations for sarcopenia and high SEE of the volunteers, particularly in the volunteers who participated in co-ideation (s1) and co-design (s2), the most key stages of the co-creation process.

Patient or Public Contribution

The volunteers in this study participated in the co-creation of nutritional and PA recommendations to improve sarcopenia, which they must subsequently follow.

Trial Registration

ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT05485402.

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临床研究中的参与性研究：为老年肌肉减少症患者共同制定营养和体育活动建议的创新方法（FOOP-Sarc项目）

参与共同创造过程可以提高志愿者的知识水平、满意度和医疗保健结果。然而，这种方法在营养临床研究中仍未得到充分应用。目的本研究旨在采用参与式研究作为创新方法，为FOOP-Sarc项目共同创建营养和体育活动（PA）建议，并评估其可用性和志愿者在共同创建过程中的满意度和参与体验（SEE）。共同创造过程基于四个阶段：（s1）共同构思，（s2）共同设计，（s3）共同实现和（s4）共同评估（参考文献：NCT05485402）。13名肌肉减少症志愿者（1-2期[n = 7]， 3期[n = 3干预，n = 3对照]和4期[n = 13]）。协同构思（s1）和协同设计（s2）阶段侧重于设计符合志愿者偏好的建议；共同实施（s3）阶段包括实施和比较共同制定的或标准的建议，为期3周，以测试建议的可接受性；协同评价（s4）阶段侧重于可用性、SEE和依从性。结果根据确定的与饮食和PA相关的障碍，志愿者共同提出了改善肌肉减少症的建议。在所有情况下，这些建议的可用性和志愿者的SEE都很高。本营养干预研究中采用的参与式研究方法表明，共同创建的肌肉减少症建议具有很高的可用性，志愿者的SEE水平也很高，特别是参与共同构思（s1）和共同设计（s2）的志愿者，这是共同创建过程中最关键的阶段。在这项研究中，志愿者参与了营养和PA建议的共同创造，以改善肌肉减少症，他们必须遵循这些建议。临床试验注册。gov标识符：NCT05485402。

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Health Expectations 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

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5.20

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9.40%

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251

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>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Health Expectations promotes critical thinking and informed debate about all aspects of patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) in health and social care, health policy and health services research including: • Person-centred care and quality improvement • Patients'' participation in decisions about disease prevention and management • Public perceptions of health services • Citizen involvement in health care policy making and priority-setting • Methods for monitoring and evaluating participation • Empowerment and consumerism • Patients'' role in safety and quality • Patient and public role in health services research • Co-production (researchers working with patients and the public) of research, health care and policy Health Expectations is a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, review articles and critical commentaries. It includes papers which clarify concepts, develop theories, and critically analyse and evaluate specific policies and practices. The Journal provides an inter-disciplinary and international forum in which researchers (including PPIE researchers) from a range of backgrounds and expertise can present their work to other researchers, policy-makers, health care professionals, managers, patients and consumer advocates.