Imperial College London
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Dr Sofia Pappa MD, Ph.D

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Brain Sciences

Honorary Senior Lecturer
 
 
 
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Charing Cross HospitalCharing Cross Campus

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@article{Dewa:2022:10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.649,
author = {Dewa, L and Pappa, S and Mitchell, L and Hadley, M and Cooke, J and Aylin, P},
doi = {10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.649},
journal = {European Psychiatry},
pages = {S252--S252},
title = {Reflections, impact and recommendations of a co-produced ecological momentary assessment (EMA) study with young people who have experience of suicidality and psychiatric inpatient care},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.649},
volume = {65},
year = {2022}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - IntroductionPatient and public involvement (PPI) in suicide research is ethical, moral and can deliver impact. However, inconsistent reporting of meaningful PPI, and hesitancy in sharing power with people with experience of suicidality (i.e.co-researchers) in research makes it difficult to understand the full potential impact of PPI on the research, researchers and co-researchers.ObjectivesTo describe how our ecological momentary assessment (EMA) study, examining the sleep-suicide relationship in young psychiatric inpatients (aged 18-35) transitioning to the community, has been co-produced, whilst reflecting on impact, challenges, and recommendations.MethodsWe built on our experience of co-produced mental health research to conduct meaningful PPI in our study. Young adults with experience of psychiatric inpatient care and suicidality were appointed November 2020 to work across all research stages. Reflections on challenges, recommendations and impact have been collected throughout.ResultsThree young people became co-researchers. Researcher and co-researcher reflections indicated establishing and maintaining safe environments for open discussion, and continued communication (e.g.WhatsApp group) were vital to effectively share power and decision making. Safeguarding and support requirements for both co-researchers (e.g.individualised strategy) and researcher (e.g.clinical supervision) were particularly evident. To date, the co-produced recruitment poster, research documentation, and research article have demonstrated significant impact.ConclusionsThis is the first EMA study focused on suicide-sleep during transitions to be co-produced with young people with experience of suicidality. Co-producing suicide research is intensive, time-consuming, and challenging but makes a significant impact to the research, researchers, and co-researchers. We expect our learning will directly influence, and help others produce, meaningful co-produced suicide research.
AU  - Dewa,L
AU  - Pappa,S
AU  - Mitchell,L
AU  - Hadley,M
AU  - Cooke,J
AU  - Aylin,P
DO  - 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.649
EP  - 252
PY  - 2022///
SN  - 0924-9338
SP  - 252
TI  - Reflections, impact and recommendations of a co-produced ecological momentary assessment (EMA) study with young people who have experience of suicidality and psychiatric inpatient care
T2  - European Psychiatry
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.649
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/99836
VL  - 65
ER  -
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