What does ideal partnership in research look like? Hear directly from older adult and caregiver partners at the McMaster Collaborative for Health and Aging in “The Art of Partnership: Through Our Lens.” We used PhotoVoice to explore this important question. In this inspiring video we visually explore themes like diversity, lived experience, celebrating contributions, and fostering supportive environments in research partnerships.


Highlights:
- Insights from Collaborative partners on meaningful collaboration.
- Reflections on using inclusive methods to centre the voices of older adults in research.
- The value of co-design in building stronger, more impactful partnerships.

Thank you to our older adult and caregiver partners for their creativity, insights, and dedication in shaping this work.

The video was created by Collaborative trainee Karina Tavernese.

Read the full article: [ Ссылка ]

More Information: This project, led by MIRA Undergraduate Summer Research Fellow, Marfy Abousifein, evolved from a participatory evaluation of partner engagement at the Collaborative and was co-designed with older adult and caregiver partners.

In June 2024, the Collaborative published the paper, “Co-designing a Participatory Evaluation of Older Adult Partner Engagement in the McMaster Collaborative for Health and Aging”, in the journal Research Involvement and Engagement, outlining their process and experiences from a participatory multi-methods project designed to evaluate and strengthen partnership at the Collaborative.

Access the paper: Abousifein, M., Falbo, A.T., Luyckx, J. et al. Co-designing a participatory evaluation of older adult partner engagement in the McMaster Collaborative for Health and Aging. Res Involv Engagem 10, 58 (2024). [ Ссылка ]

Funding for the McMaster Collaborative for Health and Aging is provided by the Ontario SPOR SUPPORT Unit, which is supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Province of Ontario and partner Ontario hospital foundations and institutes.

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