Journal article
Co-design to improve palliative care for LGBTIQ+ people: evaluating development of eLearning
Health & Social Care in the Community, Vol.2026, pp.1-10
28/05/2026
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Abstract
LGBTIQ+ people continue to experience barriers to accessing palliative care and poor palliative care outcomes, including fear ofdiscrimination, risk of abuse and neglect, and having their end-of-life wishes unmet. While co-design is increasingly being used toaddress the needs of minoritized communities, little is known about the processes of co-designing programs to improve palliativecare with LGBTIQ+ communities. This research evaluated a co-design process used to develop an eLearning intervention toimprove Australian palliative care providers’ awareness of the issues and needs of LGBTIQ+ people. Semistructured qualitativeinterviews (n = 11) were conducted with co-design team members (n = 8), which explored their expectations and experiences of theprocess over 10 months from 2022 to 2023. Co-designers were diverse people with a range of lived and professional experiences inpalliative care–related roles. Thematic analysis identifed three themes: co-designers shared common goals, the facilitation processenabled the participation of LGBTIQþ participants, and the substantial work required outside of co-design meetings to completethe intervention design. The study highlighted conditions that constrain co-design processes and the importance of specialistfacilitation and organizational support to manage these conditions within tight time and funding limitations. Limitations to co-design best practice can be mitigated by transparent and accountable communication with efective and supportive facilitation.
Details
- Title
- Co-design to improve palliative care for LGBTIQ+ people: evaluating development of eLearning
- Creators
- Meaghan Vosz - Southern Cross UniversityMark Hughes - Southern Cross UniversityColleen Cartwright - Southern Cross University
- Publication Details
- Health & Social Care in the Community, Vol.2026, pp.1-10
- Publisher
- Wiley; HOBOKEN
- Grant note
- This work was funded by LGBTIQ+ Health Australia through a grant from the Commonwealth Department of Health.
- Identifiers
- 991013364960102368
- Copyright
- © 2026 Meaghan Vosz et al.
- Academic Unit
- Social Work; Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article