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NCT number NCT04503811
Other study ID # AN282540
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase
First received
Last updated
Start date September 15, 2021
Est. completion date February 21, 2022

Study information

Verified date March 2022
Source Bournemouth University
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The proposed study seeks to explore the lived experience of control and wellbeing of older people diagnosed with frailty within the care service provision in southern England. In the study, the researcher will talk with older people diagnosed with frailty and the professionals that provide care to them. The researcher is interested in understanding participants' experiences of a sense of control and how health and social care services affect this experience. Although research has shown that rehabilitation can be effective in maintaining physical activity often frail older people do not wish to take up the rehabilitation services provided. Research in this area has been dominated by health care professionals' views about frailty and how services should be provided. Services could be improved by learning from the first-hand experiences of older people living with frailty and what they feel increases their level of control and wellbeing within their service use. The factors which increase their sense of control and wellbeing can then be built into future service development, inform care policies, and provide new understanding for future research to develop services which are more attractive and relevant for older frail people. All persons aged 65 years and over, with a diagnosis of frailty will be eligible to take part in one to one interviews with the researcher. From the interviews principles underpinning good practice which enhances the sense of control and wellbeing in older people's lives and within the services received will be identified. These will be shared with professional care providers including nurses, doctors, and physiotherapists who routinely work with frail older people to gain insights into how these principles can be integrated into practice and developed in policy and future service development. The findings will, therefore, help to develop services which ensure that they are supportive and increase a sense of control in life rather than getting in the way of this. The study is expected to last 12 months and up to 30 participants (20 older people and 10 Hospital staff) will be recruited to take part in the study.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 30
Est. completion date February 21, 2022
Est. primary completion date February 21, 2022
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 65 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: Phase one inclusion criteria (frail older people) The pre-selected inclusion criteria for this category of participants include; - older people (aged 65 years and over); - individuals diagnosed with frailty and receiving (part of their) care services at the Day Hospital; - the capacity to give free and fully informed consent; - ability to use the English language, as well as judgement by the clinical staff and/or nominated manager that the potential participant can take part in an in-depth interview. Phase two inclusion criteria (Hospital staff) - The study will include staff that routinely work with frail older people at the Day Hospital including nurses (registered and unregistered), doctors, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and therapy assistants that can give free and fully informed consent. - Furthermore, the study will include both part-time and full-time staff with a minimum of six months of work experience with frail older people. Exclusion Criteria: Phase one exclusion criteria The exclusion criteria, on the other hand, will include: - people who cannot communicate in English; - and individuals who are acutely medically unwell. Phase two exclusion criteria The second phase of the study will, on the other hand, exclude: • all staff who do not have routine direct contact with patients' care, for example, the senior managers.

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Locations

Country Name City State
United Kingdom University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust Bournemouth Christchurch

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Bournemouth University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United Kingdom, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary How frail older people understand and experience control in their lives and care The study will highlight frail older people's experiences, opinions and viewpoints on their sense of control in their lives and care processes and how this impacts on their dignity and well-being. Up to one and a half hours
Primary How frail older peoples' experiences can be used to shape and enhance care design and delivery. The study will aslo highlight how health and social care practices can draw from older people's experiences to inform the design and delivery of care services. Up to one and a half hours
Primary How professional care providers can integrate into care practice principles that enhance service users' sense of control and well-being. The study will help professional care providers working with older people to develop services which ensure that they are supportive and increase a sense of control in life rather than getting in the way of this. Up to one hour
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