Table 1 GRIPP2 reporting checklist (short form) [38]
From: International youth mental health case study of peer researchers’ experiences
Section and topic | Item | Reported on lines no |
|---|---|---|
Aim | To capture enablers and barriers in the involvement of peer researchers in international youth mental health research, especially in MWC | 207–215 |
Methods | Two central and three local peer researchers (from Brazil, Pakistan and Turkey) with lived experiences considered their roles in an international youth mental health project. Their views were integrated through insight analysis | 216–279 |
Results | Enablers included engagement of young participants across different MWC (recruitment, retention and participation), and active input to data collection, analysis and dissemination. Barriers included lack of clarity in peer researcher role and name, cross-cultural conceptual mental health differences, and challenges in maintaining consistency across countries/sites | 284–385 |
Discussion and conclusions | Some findings were universal to the peer researcher role, whilst others were context-specific in relation to youth, mental health and MWC. Overall, peer researchers were positively received across all participating MWC, and their lived experience was essential in relating to young participants and enriching the whole research process. Peer researchers were thus able to bridge ‘insider’ vs ‘outsider’ challenges. Existing partnerships with MWC facilitated peer researchers’ involvement, although these networks were not specific to youth with lived experiences. Not enough time and clarity was built in the research design to define peer researcher roles and ensure their consistency | 387–547 |
Reflections/critical perspective | It is feasible to successfully involve young people with mental health lived experience in international research, particularly if connections through networks and partnerships are already in place. Their role should be clearly defined at planning stage, with built in training, support and costings. Cross-cultural research should additionally reconcile conceptual mental health variation and ensure role consistency. This would be facilitated by the establishment of ongoing global youth peer researcher networks | 548–571 |