TY - JOUR
T1 - Reinventing the evaluation wheel
T2 - COGwheel's co-designed digital innovation using the Qualtrics heat map
AU - Giugni, Mel
AU - Morse, Alyssa R.
AU - Fitzpatrick, Scott J.
AU - Lamb, Heather
AU - Gulliver, Amelia
AU - Calear, Alison L.
AU - Bliokas, Vida
AU - Shand, Fiona
AU - Chakouch, Cassandra
AU - Edwards, Bronwen
AU - Ellis, Louise A.
AU - Goj, Purity
AU - Lee, Melissa
AU - Main, Merkitta
AU - Miller, Benn
AU - Webb, Glenda
AU - Sargent, Ginny
AU - Skeat, Helen
AU - Stewart, Kelly
AU - Wells, Kelly
AU - McKay, Carolyn
AU - Team, Stride Safe Space
AU - Stewart, Erin
AU - Banfield, Michelle
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 The Authors
PY - 2025/6
Y1 - 2025/6
N2 - The involvement of service–users, clinicians, and other health service end–users is recognised as an essential part of health and medical research. This collaborative approach can significantly contribute to methodological advancements including the development of research instruments and measures that ensure their suitability for research participants. The current paper details the co-design, development and implementation of the novel, digitised COGwheel (Co-designed Outcomes for Guests Evaluation Wheel). COGwheel is a brief, user-friendly digital instrument based on the Evaluation Wheel. It uses Qualtrics’ heatmap function to maximise ease of use for participants, alongside secure data collection, ease of analysis and simple interpretation. COGwheel was developed to evaluate peer-led, non-clinical ‘safe spaces’ for people experiencing emotional distress and/or suicidal crisis. However, the model has broader potential to be applied to other types of measures where it is essential to prioritise participant accessibility, comprehension, and ease of use. • COGwheel is a brief, user-friendly digital instrument based on the Evaluation Wheel (Evaluation Support Scotland), that was co-designed by people with lived experience of suicidal crisis or distress. • COGwheel addresses a significant gap in current evaluation methods, providing a novel digital instrument that also enhances accessibility and relevance for both participants and researchers. • Utilising Qualtrics’ heatmap function, COGwheel enhances meaningful participant engagement and streamlines data collection, ensuring data security, interpretability, and efficient analysis.
AB - The involvement of service–users, clinicians, and other health service end–users is recognised as an essential part of health and medical research. This collaborative approach can significantly contribute to methodological advancements including the development of research instruments and measures that ensure their suitability for research participants. The current paper details the co-design, development and implementation of the novel, digitised COGwheel (Co-designed Outcomes for Guests Evaluation Wheel). COGwheel is a brief, user-friendly digital instrument based on the Evaluation Wheel. It uses Qualtrics’ heatmap function to maximise ease of use for participants, alongside secure data collection, ease of analysis and simple interpretation. COGwheel was developed to evaluate peer-led, non-clinical ‘safe spaces’ for people experiencing emotional distress and/or suicidal crisis. However, the model has broader potential to be applied to other types of measures where it is essential to prioritise participant accessibility, comprehension, and ease of use. • COGwheel is a brief, user-friendly digital instrument based on the Evaluation Wheel (Evaluation Support Scotland), that was co-designed by people with lived experience of suicidal crisis or distress. • COGwheel addresses a significant gap in current evaluation methods, providing a novel digital instrument that also enhances accessibility and relevance for both participants and researchers. • Utilising Qualtrics’ heatmap function, COGwheel enhances meaningful participant engagement and streamlines data collection, ensuring data security, interpretability, and efficient analysis.
KW - Co-design
KW - Co-evaluation
KW - Consumer experience
KW - Emotional distress
KW - Evaluation wheel
KW - Outcome measure
KW - Strength-based assessment
KW - Suicide
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85213510019&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.mex.2024.103147
DO - 10.1016/j.mex.2024.103147
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85213510019
SN - 2215-0161
VL - 14
JO - MethodsX
JF - MethodsX
M1 - 103147
ER -