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Service user involvement in cancer professionals’ education: perspectives of service users

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2014

Gayle I. G. Keenan  and
Denyse A. Hodgson
Gayle I. G. Keenan*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Health and Wellbeing, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK
Denyse A. Hodgson
Affiliation:
Faculty of Health and Wellbeing, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK
*
Correspondence to: Gayle I. G. Keenan, Faculty of Health and Wellbeing, Robert Winston Building, 11-15 Broomhall Road, Collegiate Crescent Campus, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, S10 2BP, UK. Tel: +44 (0)7977291799. E-mail: gayle_anker@hotmail.com
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Abstracts

Background

Service user involvement has been demonstrated as an important aspect of cancer professionals’ education. There is some understanding of service users’ incentive to be involved, but little insight into what motivates them. This study explores this concept more fully.

Purpose

To explore the motivations and experience of service users’ involvement in radiotherapy and oncology education.

Materials and methods

One-to-one interviews were conducted with service users who have been involved in education at the university. Thematic analysis was conducted. Five participants were asked about their motivations and experience of taking part in a variety of educational activities.

Results

The experience of being involved gave the participants a sense of wellbeing and purpose. Three sub-themes were identified that related to service users’ motivation for being involved in educational activities with undergraduate students. These were to promote awareness by sharing their experiences of cancer; improve patient care through learning from negative experience; and personal reward skills for survivorship.

Conclusions

This study has highlighted the importance of hearing the voice of the service users; a two-way engagement for which there are benefits for both the students and service users. The involvement of service users in education becomes part of their personal journey.

Keywords

cancer professionalseducationimpact on service usersinvolvementphenomenologyservice user
Type
Original Articles
Information
Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice , Volume 13 , Issue 3 , September 2014 , pp. 255 - 263
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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