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Participant perspectives of an online co-design process to develop a prevention-focused mental health and well-being platform for primary producers
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posted on 2023-02-10, 03:12 authored by Marley BinderMarley Binder, Hannah BeksHannah Beks, Vincent VersaceVincent Versace, Joanna MacdonaldJoanna Macdonald, C Mckay, S Cunningham, G Wall, K Barnes, S Cornell, M Cock, Alison KennedyAlison Kennedy, KM NamaraObjective: To explore participant experiences of an online co-design process to develop a web-based preventative mental health and well-being intervention targeting primary producers in rural Australia. Setting: Rural Victoria, Australia. Participants: Participants from a primary producer background, including horticulture, fisheries, animal cultivation and farm consultancy, were eligible for the study if they had participated in both the co-design and beta testing processes for a primary producer platform. Design: A qualitative study using semi-structured phone-based interviews was undertaken. A reflexive inductive approach to data analysis was employed to develop themes. Results: Eleven participants were interviewed, with an average age of 51 years, of which 7 were female. Five main themes were developed. These included: (1) participant diversity, (2) impact of online delivery on co-design participation, (3) experiences of the co-design process, (4) maintaining a shared vision and goals and (5) acting on the co-design recommendations. Use of online methods was a clear enabler to engage participants who were geographically dispersed and offers an alternative to more conventional approaches to co-design using face-to-face methods. Some aspects of participant engagement may need a greater focus when conducted online compared with face-to-face. Conclusions: Using an online co-design method to develop a preventative mental health and well-being web-based platform for primary producers was novel. Findings address a gap in the literature around the experience of participants engaging in a co-design process and identify opportunities to improve participant engagement and experience with the online format.
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Journal
Australian Journal of Rural HealthVolume
30Pagination
719-729Location
AustraliaPublisher DOI
ISSN
1038-5282eISSN
1440-1584Language
EnglishPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalIssue
6Publisher
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Science & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicinePublic, Environmental & Occupational HealthNursingengagementfarmerhealthonlineRuralCLIMATE-CHANGEFARMERSDROUGHTCOMMUNITIESSUICIDEDISEASESTRESSHumansFemaleMaleMental HealthQualitative ResearchVictoriaClinical Research3 Good Health and Well BeingMedical and Health SciencesStudies in Human Society