01549nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001260005000042653002700092653002400119653001700143100001300160700001700173700002000190700001400210700001700224245007500241856007300316300000900389520094500398       2024                            d  bInternational Institute for Socio-Informatics10aParticipatory research10aQualitative methods10aStakeholders1 aWeiler T1 aFarshchian B1 aBhattacharjee S1 aMüller C1 aHochwarter S00aPractices of Participation and Co-Creation in CSCW Healthcare Research  uhttps://www.iisi.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IRSI_V2102.pdf#page=3  a1-443 a<p>Participatory research in the health sector is fraught with obstacles. In particular, choosing appropriate methods to involve the heterogeneous stakeholders in the health system can be difficult. Not only are time constraints and hierarchies between professional (and non-professional) healthcare actors a challenge, but also dealing with patients who may have different physical and psychological limitations. Accordingly, not all qualitative methods are applicable to all stakeholder groups. Limitations such as speech or visual impairments can make it difficult to participate in focus groups or design workshops. With a workshop at the European Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work in 2024, we discussed experiences and lessons learned with participatory methods in the health sector. The workshop showed how different challenges were dealt with and thus opened up a space for reflection on participatory projects.</p>