RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 van Lieshout, Famke A1 Jacobs, Gaby A1 Cardiff, ShaunYR 2020 T1 Actieonderzoek in leefstijlonderzoek is geen sinecure JF KWALON, VO 25 IS 3 OP DO https://doi.org/10.5117/2020.025.003.004 PB Amsterdam University Press, SN 1875-7324, AB Action research in lifestyle research is no sinecure. Response to Kromme et al.: ‘Changing together is learning together’, a participatory action research project This is a reply to the contribution entitled: ‘Learning together is changing together: A participatory action research project on the role of the internist in promoting a healthy lifestyle’. Here the authors highlight the complexity of facilitating participatory action research (PAR) in a clinical practice setting and reflect on the first three stages of their research through eight principles that could guide PAR, as described by Van Lieshout et al. (2017). As we developed these principles, we explain the principles of participation, reflexivity, contextuality and transformation in greater detail in relation to the context of this study. The authors made suggestions to change the five-phased model of PAR to get a better grip on the process. The authors rightly highlighted some limitations in the labeling of some phases. However, it is the reflexivity on the multiple perspectives that facilitators encounter and the relationships they engage with during the process, as well as acknowledging the iterative process of PAR, which needs to be embraced and experienced during the entire process of study., UL https://www.aup-online.com/content/journals/10.5117/2020.025.003.004