Co-producing data-intensive research with an underserved group: a case study and evaluation identifying pathways to impact

Paper by Sarah McKenna et al: “Co-production of research, where researchers and experts by experience work as equal partners throughout a research project, can improve the quality, relevance, implementation and impact of research. However, there is limited evidence on methods for successful co-production in data-intensive research with underserved groups. In partnership with the charity Voice of Young People in Care (VOYPIC) and a group of care experienced young people, the Administrative Data Research Centre Northern Ireland (ADRC NI) piloted and evaluated a co-production approach in a research project that used linked administrative data to examine the association between care experience and mental ill health and mortality.
The aim of this paper is to report the impact of co-production using the pilot as a case study, and assess the mechanisms involved against published principles of co-production. Additionally, we consider if co-production in this context is a special case that warrants bespoke guidance…(More)”.