Heggie, C. orcid.org/0000-0002-5627-8357, Kisby, N., Day, P. et al. (1 more author) (2024) Involving children and young people in supportive cancer care research: the value of FDS grant funding and charitable partnerships. Faculty Dental Journal, 15 (4). pp. 136-141. ISSN 2042-6852
Abstract
Introduction
Involvement of children and young people in research has a multitude of benefits for children, researchers and the quality of the research itself. Despite the benefits of involvement, this is not always completed or reported in practice.
Methods
This paper looks at the involvement of children and young people during a research study exploring the acceptability of photobiomodulation for mucositis management. It considers the importance of costing involvement into grant funding, and the value of charitable partnerships in conducting research with patient and public involvement.
Results
Children and young people with experience of cancer, and their parents, were involved at the stages of grant application, research design, data analysis and dissemination. Involvement of families resulted in changes to inclusion criteria, plain language summaries and participant information documents. They provided insight into data analysis, and designed and filmed co-created video outputs to support acceptability of the treatment, dissemination of the research and research involvement of other children. Involvement was supported both practically and financially by charitable partnership with the Candlelighters children’s cancer charity as well as research grant funding from the Royal College of Surgeons of England’s Faculty of Dental Surgery.
Conclusions
Child and parent contributors shaped the research project, resulting in changes to the study design, data analysis and co-creation of video resources. Charitable partnership and flexibility of involvement supported diversity in the context of paediatric cancer research. Researchers should consider what they can contribute in return to child contributors and charities who provide support.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This item is protected by copyright. This is an author produced version of an article published in the Faculty Dental Journal. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Dentistry (Leeds) > Restorative Dentistry (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Royal College of Surgeons FDS-BSPD |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 18 Dec 2024 10:21 |
Last Modified: | 18 Dec 2024 10:21 |
Published Version: | https://publishing.rcseng.ac.uk/doi/10.1308/rcsfdj... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Royal College of Surgeons of England |
Identification Number: | 10.1308/rcsfdj.2024.40 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:220938 |