Stakeholder Requirements for an Ethical Framework to Sustain Multiple Research Projects in an Emerging Living Lab Involving Older Adults
- Submitting institution
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Coventry University
- Unit of assessment
- 32 - Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory
- Output identifier
- 23223431
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1177/1556264619873790
- Title of journal
- Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics
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- First page
- 111
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 3
- ISSN
- 1556-2646
- Open access status
- Exception within 3 months of publication
- Month of publication
- September
- Year of publication
- 2019
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- Yes
- Number of additional authors
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4
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- Living Labs are a mechanism for bringing stakeholders together to co-design and co-create innovative products, services and practices. This research was undertaken as part of the Data Driven Research and Innovation (DDRI) Programme, a strategic initiative by Coventry University involving formation of a Living Lab with residential and care facilities alongside technology partners. Its goal is to use design and data driven analytics to support innovation in care and independent living for older adults.
In setting up the DDRI, the lack of guidance for research and ethical conduct in this context was clear. Living Lab research should follow clear guidelines and principles, and, while these exist in specific disciplinary contexts, there is a lack of literature and tailored examples for the design, development, and implementation of projects in this context. As well as the complexity of these mixed living, research and development contexts, the engagement of older adults (and potentially with reducing cognitive and physical capacity), poses additional ethical challenges.
This research explored older adults’ requirements for involvement in Living Lab-based research. A mixed methods qualitative research strategy approach was adopted including qualitative research and co-creation. This paper reports on interviews with 26 participants (including residents, families, residence staff and researchers) to understand multi-stakeholder experiences related to user engagement and related ethical issues in Living Lab research. They were analysed using Qualitative Content Analysis. The experiences and concerns are reported and translated into a novel ethical framework, that was subsequently extended into guidelines and recommendations through co-creation (reported elsewhere) with their aim of guiding the design and implementation of future Living Lab environments.
The research has been disseminated through the European Design4Health conference 2018, and the Annual Summit of the Worldwide Living Lab Community, 2018 in Geneva, Switzerland, with a related article in the Technology Innovation Management Review.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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