The He Waka Eke Noa team is now wrapping up the Dream Phase (Phase 2) of our four phase Kaupapa Māori Appreciative Inquiry (KMAI) research project. We’ve been checking our analysis of Dream Phase data with our co-design research participants; whānau enrolled with Gonville Health primary care service and Gonville Health staff.
For the past two years, Whakauae and Gonville Health researchers have been working with a small number of whānau (who have experience with cancer) and with Gonville Health staff. He Waka Eke Noa aims to ensure that, through a co-design model, primary care is responsive to whānau needs encouraging earlier diagnosis, and therefore treatment, of cancer for Māori. Study findings will likely be of direct relevance to other practices similar to Gonville Health; very low-cost access(VLCA) clinics with high numbers of Māori patient enrolments.
Whakauae researchers, Gill Potaka-Osborne and Lynley Cvitanovic have met with several whānau groups separately, and hosted a hui with other whānau, to check Dream Phase results. The whānau who took part confirmed the research team’s analysis of whānau data. We shared the findings in two forms; as a pūrākau, which we read aloud, and as a draft written summary of key themes. The written summary included quotes from whānau along with illustrations. A final version of the results has since been prepared and is being presented in a booklet entitled Moemoeā o Ngā Whānau, designed by Tom Johnson (Whakauae Research). Moemoeā o Ngā Whānau will be shared with whānau taking part in the study, as well as being disseminated more widely.
During our mid-year data checking with whānau, our analysis of Gonville Health staff Dream Phase data was also shared. Whānau were pleased to see some of the commonalities between the analysis of their data and the analysis of Gonville health staff data.
In late June, members of the research team met with Gonville Health staff to check our analysis of their Dream Phase data. A total of 26 allied health workers, clinical and administrative staff participated in this mahi with findings being presented as a summary of five key themes. The results were discussed and confirmed by staff. During this hui, only broad reference was made to the whānau results; whānau are keen to share these results themselves kanohi ki te kanohi in the Design Phase (Phase 3) of the study.
