Table 4 Motivations for involving users in research on ageing and health among researchers with previous experience, n = 37
What was your motivation for involving users in your research on ageing and health?a | Yes, % (n) | Career stageb, % (n) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Senior (n = 15) | Junior (n = 22) | ||
To ensure that research is relevant to target population | 75.7% (28) | 80% (12) | 72.7% (16) |
To strengthen the validity and trustworthiness of the results | 62.2% (23) | 46.7% (7) | 72.7% (16) |
To strengthen the possibilities for implementation | 62.2% (23) | 80% (12) | 50% (11) |
To improve communication of results with non-academics/society | 48.6% (18) | 60% (9) | 40.9% (9) |
To improve the design of the study/methodology | 45.9% (17) | 40% (6) | 50% (11) |
Inspired by the overall encouragement to involve users in research | 21.6% (8) | 33.3% (5) | 13.6% (3) |
Requirement of research funders | 16.2% (6) | 13.3% (2) | 18.2% (4) |
Ethical imperative | 16.2% (6) | 20% (3) | 13.6% (3) |
Requirement of the hosting institution | 2.7% (1) | 6.7% (1) | 0% (0) |
It was imperative to achieve study purposeb | 2.7% (1) | 0% (0) | 4.5% (1) |