Community consultation is increasingly favoured as a means of ensuring that health services adequately meet population needs, yet research, has highlighted the frequency of inadequate and tokenistic consultation. Our aim was to address the gap in understanding of the mechanisms of successful community consultation by being the first study to examine consultation events for older adults in one of the most deprived local authority areas in the UK. A naturalistic world café was co‐designed with a community engagement service. Adults aged 68–91 years (n = 103) participated in one of two world café discussions. Qualitative findings demonstrated the mechanisms behind and the added value of consultation with disadvantaged older adults. Forums were found to not only offer space within which opinions could be voiced, they also supported information gathering, the adoption of civic responsibilities and social activities. Understanding of the added value of consultation forums may incentivise service providers to facilitate more meaningful consultation and encourage scholars to examine think more critically about social mechanisms that promote active ageing.

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为何弱势老年人参与社区咨询：世界咖啡馆研究

社区咨询越来越受到人们的青睐，它是确保卫生服务充分满足人口需求的一种手段，然而研究却强调了咨询不足和象征主义的频率。我们的目标是成为第一个研究英国最贫困的地方当局之一中老年人咨询活动的研究，以消除对成功社区咨询机制的理解上的空白。与社区参与服务共同设计了一个自然主义的世界咖啡馆。68-91岁的成年人（n= 103）参加了两个世界咖啡馆讨论之一。定性研究结果表明了与弱势老年人进行咨询的背后机制和附加价值。人们发现论坛不仅提供了表达意见的空间，而且还支持信息收集，承担公民责任和社会活动。了解咨询论坛的附加值可能会激励服务提供商促进更有意义的咨询，并鼓励学者们对促进积极老龄化的社会机制进行更严格的思考。