Principle | Indicator(s) |
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1. The roles of consumers are agreed between the researchers and consumers involved in the research | The roles of consumers in the research were documented |
2. Researchers budget appropriately for the costs of consumer involvement in research | Researchers applied for funding to involve consumers in the research |
Consumers were reimbursed for their travel costs | |
Consumers were reimbursed for their indirect costs (e.g. carer costs) | |
3. Researchers respect the differing skills, knowledge and experience of consumers | The contribution of consumers’ skills, knowledge and experience were included in research reports and papers |
4. Consumers are offered training and personal support, to enable them to be involved in research | Consumers’ training needs related to their involvement in the research were agreed between consumers and researchers |
Consumers had access to training to facilitate their involvement in the research | |
Mentors were available to provide personal and technical support to consumers | |
5. Researchers ensure that they have the necessary skills to involve consumers in the research process | Researchers ensured that their own training needs were met in relation to involving consumers in the research |
6. Consumers are involved in decisions about how participants are both recruited and kept informed about the progress of the research | Consumers gave advice to researchers on how to recruit participants to the research |
Consumers gave advice to researchers on how to keep participants informed about the progress of the research | |
7. Consumer involvement is described in research reports | The involvement of consumers in the research reports and publications was acknowledged |
Details were given in the research reports and publications of how consumers were involved in the research process | |
8. Research findings are available to consumers, in formats and in language they can easily understand | Research findings were disseminated to consumers involved in the research in appropriate formats (e.g. large print, translations, audio, Braille) |
The distribution of the research findings to relevant consumer groups was in appropriate formats and easily understandable language | |
Consumers involved in the research gave their advice on the choice of methods used to distribute the research findings |