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Using Forum Theatre to mobilise knowledge and improve NHS care: the Enhancing Post-injury Psychological Intervention and Care (EPPIC) study

Beckett, Kate; Deave, Toity; McBride, Tony; May, Andrée le; Gabbay, John; Kapoulas, Urszula; Long, Adele; Warburton, Georgie; Wogan, Celia; Cox, Lee; Thompson, Julian; Spencer, Frank; Kendrick, Denise

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Authors

Kate Beckett

Toity Deave

Tony McBride

Andrée le May

John Gabbay

Urszula Kapoulas

Adele Long

Georgie Warburton

Celia Wogan

Lee Cox

Julian Thompson

Frank Spencer

DENISE KENDRICK DENISE.KENDRICK@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Primary Care Research



Abstract

Background: Evidence regarding the impact of psychological problems on recovery from injury has limited influence on practice. Mindlines show effective practice requires diverse knowledge which is generally socially transmitted. Aims and objectives: Develop and test a method blending patient, practitioner, and research evidence and using Forum Theatre to enable key stakeholders to interact with it. Assess this methods; impact on contributing individuals/groups; on behaviour, practice, and research; mechanisms enabling these changes to occur. Methods: Stage-1: captured patient (n=53), practitioner (n=62), and research/expert (n=3) evidence using interviews, focus groups, literature review; combined these strands using framework analysis and conveyed them in a play. Stage-2: patients (n=32), carers (n=3), practitioners (n=31), and researchers (n=16) attended Forum Theatre workshops where they shared experiences, watched the play, re-enacted elements, and co-produced service improvements. Stage-3: used the Social Impact Framework to analyse study outcome data and establish what changed, how and why. Findings: This approach enhanced individuals'/group knowledge of post-injury psychopathology, confidence in their knowledge, mutual understanding, creativity, attitudes towards knowledge mobilisation, and research. These cognitive, attitudinal, and relational impacts led to multilevel changes in behaviour, practice, and research. Four key mechanisms enabled this research to occur and create impact: diverse knowledge, drama/storytelling, social interaction, actively altering outcomes. Discussion and conclusions: Discourse about poor uptake of scientific evidence focuses on methods to aid translation and implementation; this study shows how mindlines can reframe this 'problem' and inform impactful research. EPPIC demonstrated how productive interaction between diverse stakeholders using creative means bridges gaps between evidence, knowledge, and action.

Citation

Beckett, K., Deave, T., McBride, T., May, A. L., Gabbay, J., Kapoulas, U., …Kendrick, D. (2022). Using Forum Theatre to mobilise knowledge and improve NHS care: the Enhancing Post-injury Psychological Intervention and Care (EPPIC) study. Evidence and Policy, 18(2), 236-264. https://doi.org/10.1332/174426421X16420902769508

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jan 13, 2022
Online Publication Date Feb 9, 2022
Publication Date May 1, 2022
Deposit Date Jan 19, 2022
Publicly Available Date Feb 10, 2023
Journal Evidence and Policy
Print ISSN 1744-2648
Electronic ISSN 1744-2656
Publisher Policy Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 18
Issue 2
Pages 236-264
DOI https://doi.org/10.1332/174426421X16420902769508
Keywords Co-production, Forum Theatre, Mindlines, Knowledge Mobilisation
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/7278961
Publisher URL https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journals/evp/aop/article-10.1332-174426421X16420902769508/article-10.1332-174426421X16420902769508.xml

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