Advancing methodologies to increase end-user engagement with complex interventions: The case of co-designing the Australian elder abuse screening instrument (AuSI)

Luke Gahan, Ellen Gaffy, Briony Dow, Bianca Brijnath

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Abstract

In Australia there is an absence of an elder abuse screening instrument that is widely accepted and that has been designed with, and for, end-users. This study aimed to develop an effective and acceptable elder abuse screening instrument by engaging with frontline professionals through a co-design process. To date, co-design methodologies are recommended to ensure successful adoption and implementation of complex interventions by end-users, but the scholarship is limited on the specific steps to achieve this as well as the pragmatics of such work. Addressing this lacunae, results demonstrate how qualitative methods align with a co-design approach; underscore the importance of multidisciplinary perspectives; showcase how to streamline complex processes into routine practice; and accentuate the importance of good design. These are valuable insights necessary to develop inter-professional and community-based solutions to the challenge of elder abuse.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)325-339
Number of pages15
JournalJournal of Elder Abuse & Neglect
Volume31
Issue number4-5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 24 Oct 2019

Keywords

  • Australia
  • co-design
  • elder abuse
  • intervention design
  • screening
  • tools

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