Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Not yet recruiting
Administrative data
| NCT number |
NCT06446297 |
| Other study ID # |
330463 |
| Secondary ID |
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| Status |
Not yet recruiting |
| Phase |
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| First received |
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| Last updated |
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| Start date |
August 1, 2024 |
| Est. completion date |
February 1, 2025 |
Study information
| Verified date |
June 2024 |
| Source |
University Hospital Plymouth NHS Trust |
| Contact |
Matthew A Boissaud-Cooke, MBChB MRCS |
| Phone |
01752437339 |
| Email |
matthew.boissaud-cooke[@]nhs.net |
| Is FDA regulated |
No |
| Health authority |
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| Study type |
Observational
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Clinical Trial Summary
The purpose of this work is to investigate how post-graduate doctors in training (PGDiTs)
experience generational diversity with their colleagues in the workplace. The investigators
want to explore and understand how PGDiTs perceive and experience generational diversity in
the workplace and look into where these differences between generations could come from.
The research team wants to do this by running focus groups. These focus groups would be made
up of PGDiTs that are working within one hospital. The doctors will be split into the
different generations (i.e. generation X, Y and Z). A set list of questions will be used to
prompt and guide the focus group conversations. Each focus group will be audio-recorded using
an electronic device and then analysed with the aid of computer software. The investigators
will then generate themes from the data and use this to create an overall story of the data.
It is hoped that this research can help inform supervisors and employers of the impact of
generational diversity on on PGDiTs. This may be used to help develop ways of improving
working relationships for PGDiTs with their supervisors and employers.
Description:
The different generations and the differences between them has provided considerable interest
within the media, organisations and academia. A new generation entering the workforce often
prompts new conversations about the differences between all generations. Investigating these
generational differences has been attempted with mixed levels of success. Some organisations
have made suggestions to overcome these generational differences and improve the workplace
environment. The National Health Service (NHS) is one of the largest organisations in
England, but very limited research investigating generational differences in the NHS has been
done.
Post-graduate doctors in training (PGDiTs) are doctors working in recognised training schemes
in the NHS. These doctors range from newly qualified doctors working in the Foundation Year
training scheme to doctors with over a decade of experience working in their specialist
areas. The last two decades have witnessed a number of changes to these doctors' working
lives, some positive and some negative. The impact of generational diversity amongst these
doctors has not been looked at. These doctors are likely to experience generational diversity
with their supervisors, who may have completed training several years previously.
Research Question and Objectives:
The investigators want to answer the question: how do PGDiTs experiences generational
diversity in an NHS hospital? The objectives are to explore and understand the concept,
perceptions, experiences and sources of generational diversity of PGDiTs working in the NHS.
Study Design:
This study will involve the use of qualitative semi-structured face-to-face focus groups to
explore and understand the concept, perceptions, experiences and sources of generational
differences amongst PGDiTs. The focus groups will be stratified according to the generational
cohorts of the participants. The study methodology supporting our study design is pragmatic
with components of grounded theory and interpretative phenomenological analysis being used.
Inductive thematic analysis will be used as our method of data analysis.
Contingency arrangements are also available for certain situations. In the event that
face-to-face group meetings are not practically possible due to logistical reasons then
virtual meetings will be arranged. If insufficient numbers of participants are recruited to
conduct focus groups then semi-structured interviews will be conducted.
The consent process has been directed by the HRA's consent and participation guidance. Prior
to participating in the study, all participants must electronically agree via email. All
potential participants will receive an electronic copy of the informed consent form and
participant information sheet (PIS) and be provided with an opportunity to ask any question
of the research team. This opportunity for questions can occur via phone call, email or as a
face-to-face meeting. Participants will be asked via email to confirm their participation in
the research study and willingness to complete the consent form. On the day of the focus
group, each participant will be provided with a printed version of the informed consent form
and asked to complete it.
Data analysis:
Each focus group will be directed primarily by the interview schedule. Each focus group will
be electronically audio-recorded and subsequently transcribed. Data analysis will be
conducted using thematic analysis with the generation of codes and themes. Data analysis
software will be used for thematic analysis.
