Lessons Learned from Co-Design and Co-Production in a Portable Health Clinic Research Project in Jaipur District, India (2016–2018)

Fumihiko Yokota, Manish Biyani, Rafiqul Islam, Ashir Ahmed, Mariko Nishikitani, Kimiyo Kikuchi, Yasunobu Nohara and Naoki Nakashima
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Fumihiko Yokota: Institute of Decision Science for Sustainable Society, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 8190395, Japan
Manish Biyani: Department of Nursing, Biyani Group of Colleges, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302039, India
Rafiqul Islam: Medical Information Center, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka 8128582, Japan
Ashir Ahmed: Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 8190395, Japan
Mariko Nishikitani: Institute of Decision Science for Sustainable Society, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 8190395, Japan
Kimiyo Kikuchi: Institute of Decision Science for Sustainable Society, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 8190395, Japan
Yasunobu Nohara: Medical Information Center, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka 8128582, Japan
Naoki Nakashima: Medical Information Center, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka 8128582, Japan

Sustainability, 2018, vol. 10, issue 11, 1-16

Abstract: Co-design and co-production with non-academic stakeholders has been recognized as a key approach in transdisciplinary sustainability research. The majority of transdisciplinary studies have been conducted in Europe and North America, with a marked lack of such research in the Asian context—particularly with regard to healthcare. Utilizing a case study involving mobile health check-ups performed using a portable health clinic system in Jaipur, India, from March 2016 to March 2018, this study identifies key factors in co-design and co-production that should be considered to ensure the project’s sustainability. Thoroughly reviewing all of the documents and materials related to the case study’s co-design and co-production, this study identifies the following key factors: (1) mutual stakeholder agreement on a long-term research plan, protocol, and budget; (2) harmonizing research objectives, frames, and the scale of stakeholder expectations; (3) stakeholders’ commitment and a sense of ownership derived from their needs and priorities; (4) stakeholder trust; (5) effective coordinators; (6) personality type and characteristics of stakeholder leaders; (7) capacity building and the empowerment of local research staff and participants; and (8) continuous efforts to involve stakeholders throughout the co-design and co-production processes. Facilitating effective co-design and co-production, these factors will help ensure the future sustainability of projects.

Keywords: co-design and co-production; community-based; healthcare services; transdisciplinary research; India (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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