Virtual World Café Method for Identifying Mental Health Research Priorities: Methodological Case Study

Michelle Banfield, Amelia Gulliver and Alyssa R. Morse
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Michelle Banfield: Centre for Mental Health Research, Research School of Population Health, The Australian National University, Acton, ACT 2601, Australia
Amelia Gulliver: Centre for Mental Health Research, Research School of Population Health, The Australian National University, Acton, ACT 2601, Australia
Alyssa R. Morse: Centre for Mental Health Research, Research School of Population Health, The Australian National University, Acton, ACT 2601, Australia

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 19, issue 1, 1-8

Abstract: People with lived experience of mental health problems as both consumers and carers can bring significant expertise to the research process. However, the methods used to gather this information and their subsequent results can vary markedly. This paper describes the methods for two virtual World Cafés held to gather data on consumer and carer priorities for mental health research. Several methodological processes and challenges arose during data collection, including the achieved recruitment for each group ( n = 4, n = 7) falling significantly short of the target number of 20 participants per group. This led to departures from planned methods (i.e., the use of a single ‘room’, rather than multiple breakout rooms). Despite this, the participants in the virtual World Cafés were able to generate over 200 ideas for research priorities, but not identify agreed-upon priorities. Virtual World Cafés can quickly generate a significant volume of data; however, they may not be as effective at generating consensus.

Keywords: mental health; internet; methods; qualitative research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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