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Abstract

We critically explored the use of Normalisation Process Theory (NPT) in the evaluation of a co-designed intervention toolkit for Healthy Ageing through Innovation in Rural Europe (HAIRE). The toolkit was co-designed and implemented in rural communities in Belgium, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. NPT was applied as a novel analytical framework to shed light on key practices and processes that supported implementation. Further, the paper discusses how social innovation research helps frame co-designing such interventions with local communities. During the study, 25 semi-structured interviews were conducted with project partners and volunteers who were involved in toolkit co-design and implementation. A need for co-designing toolkits that explore ageing holistically was identified. Holistic understandings of ageing can be developed by paying attention to person-centred and place-based (context-specific) aspects of ageing. Finally, we illustrate how NPT can guide future evaluation frameworks as it offers the flexibility required to understand context-specific implementation.

Publication Date

2024-10-21

Publication Title

Journal of Responsible Innovation

Volume

11

Issue

1

ISSN

2329-9460

Acceptance Date

2024-10-05

Deposit Date

2024-10-22

Funding

This project has received funding from the Interreg 2 Seas programme 2014\u20132020 co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund under subsidy contract No 2S07-004 HAIRE\u2019. We also acknowledge support from the implementation partners and research participants for their time.

Keywords

healthy ageing, social innovation, rural areas, co-creation, normalisation process theory, NPT, Normalisation Process Theory (NPT), Healthy ageing

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