Engaging young carers in public health research through online lyric writing workshops during the COVID-19 pandemic
Understanding and effectively communicating population health research findings require engagement with the lived experiences of study participants, particularly when working with under-represented groups like young carers. This challenge was amplified during the COVID-19 lockdowns. To address this,...
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| description | Understanding and effectively communicating population health research findings require engagement with the lived experiences of study participants, particularly when working with under-represented groups like young carers. This challenge was amplified during the COVID-19 lockdowns. To address this, we undertook a feasibility study, involving 46 young carers across 24 online creative lyric-writing workshops. Our approach combined narrative storytelling with rhythm and poetry (RAP) to co-produce creative outputs such as lyrics, aiming to engage participants with health and wellbeing research findings. Observations and interviews collected using bricolage methodology were used to capture professional and participant perspectives. The data were analysed using grounded theory. Our finding revealed that co-production and lyric-writing served as effective tools in communicating epidemiological data. We identified four key enablers in this process: connectedness, accomplishment, self-expression and societal engagement. This study underscores the potential of skills-based lyric-writing in enhancing science communication and public engagement with under-represented groups. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-51fcde6b9cb44bc79669c8b3c5fab7082025-08-20T02:30:49ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Adolescence and Youth0267-38432164-45272024-12-0129110.1080/02673843.2024.2387102Engaging young carers in public health research through online lyric writing workshops during the COVID-19 pandemicFoteini Tseliou0Jonathan Gunter1Sofia Vougioukalou2Pauline Ashfield-Watt3Wolfson Centre for Young People’s Mental Health, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UKMinistry of Life Youth Services, Community Interest Company, Cardiff, UKCentre for Adult Social Care Research (CARE) and Centre for Trials Research, SPARK, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UKHealthWise Wales, Neuadd Meirionnydd, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UKUnderstanding and effectively communicating population health research findings require engagement with the lived experiences of study participants, particularly when working with under-represented groups like young carers. This challenge was amplified during the COVID-19 lockdowns. To address this, we undertook a feasibility study, involving 46 young carers across 24 online creative lyric-writing workshops. Our approach combined narrative storytelling with rhythm and poetry (RAP) to co-produce creative outputs such as lyrics, aiming to engage participants with health and wellbeing research findings. Observations and interviews collected using bricolage methodology were used to capture professional and participant perspectives. The data were analysed using grounded theory. Our finding revealed that co-production and lyric-writing served as effective tools in communicating epidemiological data. We identified four key enablers in this process: connectedness, accomplishment, self-expression and societal engagement. This study underscores the potential of skills-based lyric-writing in enhancing science communication and public engagement with under-represented groups.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/02673843.2024.2387102Young carerswellbeingmusicpublic engagementCOVID-19 |
| spellingShingle | Foteini Tseliou Jonathan Gunter Sofia Vougioukalou Pauline Ashfield-Watt Engaging young carers in public health research through online lyric writing workshops during the COVID-19 pandemic International Journal of Adolescence and Youth Young carers wellbeing music public engagement COVID-19 |
| title | Engaging young carers in public health research through online lyric writing workshops during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full | Engaging young carers in public health research through online lyric writing workshops during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Engaging young carers in public health research through online lyric writing workshops during the COVID-19 pandemic |
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| title_short | Engaging young carers in public health research through online lyric writing workshops during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_sort | engaging young carers in public health research through online lyric writing workshops during the covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | Young carers wellbeing music public engagement COVID-19 |
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