Meeting 1 April 2017 | Preparation (Approach 1) Discussion of the aims of the RECOLLECT project. Explanation of the PPI co-researcher role. Joint agreement on role expectations and ground rules (e.g. confidentiality). Identification of initial PPI suggestions about mechanisms and outcomes for RC students for inclusion as a priori codes in preliminary coding framework. |
After Meeting 1 | Generation of preliminary coding framework by inductive document analysis (n = 10) by academic researchers, incorporating meeting 1 suggestions as a priori codes. Circulation of meeting 2 documents (including preliminary coding framework) in advance |
Meeting 2 July 2017 | Consultation on a coding framework (Approach 1) Education around qualitative research. Reflexive exercise on what PPI co-researchers bring to the analysis. PPI co-researcher commentary on the content and language used in the preliminary coding framework, and on interpreting areas of ambiguity in data informing the preliminary coding framework |
After Meeting 2 | Contributions regarding content, language and interpreting areas of ambiguity incorporated into the coding framework by the academic researchers. Deductive coding of remaining documents (n = 34) and refinement of coding framework by academic researchers. Refined coding framework circulated to PPI co-researchers for feedback. Circulation of all meeting 3 documents in advance |
Meeting 3 September 2017 | User-led development of a model of change (Approach 2) Re-visiting and finalising of the refined coding framework. Education around models of change and how to create them. PPI co-researchers develop a model of change using components of the coding framework, illustrate the model with practical examples, and identify the most important components |
After Meeting 3 | Model of change formatted by the academic researchers. Model of change sent to PPI co-researchers for further commentary and refinement. Incorporation of feedback into the model by the academic researchers. Completion and analysis of semi-structured interviews with stakeholders (n = 33) by academic researchers to refine the change model. Circulation of meeting 4 documents in advance |
Meeting 4 December 2017 | Dissemination, reflection, group processing and celebration Final verification of the model of change. Exploring and reconciling (where possible) remaining areas of ambiguity. Completion of Involvement Questionnaire. Celebration of PPI co-researcher achievements |