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NCT number NCT02703792
Other study ID # 1163
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received February 24, 2016
Last updated April 3, 2017
Start date March 2016
Est. completion date August 2016

Study information

Verified date April 2017
Source Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

This qualitative study uses focus group methodology and purposive sampling with the aim of obtaining views of Care Home Support Service staff and other stakeholders about their experiences of a redesigned National Health Service (NHS) Care Home Support Service. Individual stakeholder focus groups will be conducted with General Practitioners (GP), care home staff, relatives of residents in care homes, service-user representatives (Total N=32, across 4 focus groups). This study forms part of a larger evaluation of the CHSS service; service improvement workshops will be conducted with Oxford Health NHS Care Home Support Service, Community Nursing and Community Mental Health staff that are working in the 102 participating homes. Each participant who consents will take part in a focus group to explore their experiences of a redesigned NHS care home support service. Participants will be involved in the study for up to six months from gaining informed consent until last contact with the research team when a summary of the research will be sent. The data will be analysed using thematic analysis and applied with the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation and Maintenance (RE-AIM) framework.


Description:

There are currently 800 000 people in the United Kingdom (UK) living with dementia and this is predicted to grow to 1 million people by 2021. Studies suggest that 250 000 of people with dementia reside in care homes. Reports such as the National Dementia Strategy and subsequent government initiatives, such as the Dementia Challenge and the Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia 2020 have helped the nation focus on provision of services for people with dementia. Further, our media remind us that the quality of care being delivered in care homes needs significant improvement. With an ageing population effective, safe, good quality care for our older people is paramount.

A high proportion of people in care homes have dementia and many have co-existing physical health problems and/or additional mental health needs. An integrated Care Home Support Service (CHSS) delivers care and treatment of both physical and mental health problems at an early stage of development. This integrated service combines two approaches which have been shown to be effective in randomised control trials and open studies in a stepped care model. Evidence suggests it is feasible to implement some elements of such approaches into a specialist mental health NHS context. However, no widespread implementation of this combined approach had been undertaken in an NHS context until the integration of this Care Home Support Service.

Evaluating the implementation of health care initiatives is crucial in determining their impact and sustainability in a routine NHS setting. This qualitative evaluation is part of a broader evaluation of the service. Focus groups and service improvement workshops will be conducted with NHS staff and other stakeholders. The data will be analysed using thematic analysis and applied to the RE-AIM framework to:

- Provide valuable information from NHS staff and stakeholders regarding the impact and sustainability of this model.

- Explore key factors to consider when integrating physical and mental health services.

- Increase understanding of the potential barriers and facilitators of integrating evidence-based practice into a routine NHS setting.

On completion of the research the findings of the study will be disseminated to research participants and health professionals to support learning and best practice both locally and nationally.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 19
Est. completion date August 2016
Est. primary completion date August 2016
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Care home staff working in the homes in the top 10% of service use of the 102 participating homes referring to the Care Home Support Service*

- Relatives of residents living in the top 10% of service use of the 102 participating homes referring to the Care Home Support Service*

- GPs supporting residents living in the top 10% of service use of the 102 participating homes referring to the Care Home Support Service*

- Service user representatives from Age UK carer groups

- Note: * Sampling GPs, care staff and relatives through the top 10% of care homes referring to and using services of the care home support service will ensure that they have adequate awareness of the care home support team to contribute to the focus group discussion.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Not fluent in English

Study Design


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Locations

Country Name City State
United Kingdom Department of psychological services, Fulbrook centre Oxford Oxfordshire

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United Kingdom, 

References & Publications (5)

Ballard C, Brown R, Fossey J, Douglas S, Bradley P, Hancock J, James IA, Juszczak E, Bentham P, Burns A, Lindesay J, Jacoby R, O'Brien J, Bullock R, Johnson T, Holmes C, Howard R. Brief psychosocial therapy for the treatment of agitation in Alzheimer disease (the CALM-AD trial). Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2009 Sep;17(9):726-33. doi: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e3181b0f8c0. — View Citation

Ballard C, Orrell M, YongZhong S, Moniz-Cook E, Stafford J, Whittaker R, Woods B, Corbett A, Garrod L, Khan Z, Woodward-Carlton B, Wenborn J, Fossey J. Impact of Antipsychotic Review and Nonpharmacological Intervention on Antipsychotic Use, Neuropsychiatric Symptoms, and Mortality in People With Dementia Living in Nursing Homes: A Factorial Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial by the Well-Being and Health for People With Dementia (WHELD) Program. Am J Psychiatry. 2016 Mar 1;173(3):252-62. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2015.15010130. Epub 2015 Nov 20. — View Citation

Brooker DJ, Latham I, Evans SC, Jacobson N, Perry W, Bray J, Ballard C, Fossey J, Pickett J. FITS into practice: translating research into practice in reducing the use of anti-psychotic medication for people with dementia living in care homes. Aging Ment Health. 2016 Jul;20(7):709-18. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2015.1063102. Epub 2015 Jul 13. — View Citation

Fossey J, Ballard C, Juszczak E, James I, Alder N, Jacoby R, Howard R. Effect of enhanced psychosocial care on antipsychotic use in nursing home residents with severe dementia: cluster randomised trial. BMJ. 2006 Apr 1;332(7544):756-61. Epub 2006 Mar 16. Erratum in: BMJ. 2006 Apr 1;332(7544):61. — View Citation

Glasgow RE, Vogt TM, Boles SM. Evaluating the public health impact of health promotion interventions: the RE-AIM framework. Am J Public Health. 1999 Sep;89(9):1322-7. Review. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Themes derived from a thematic analysis of staffs attitudes to the implementation an integrated care home in-reach team. 1.5 hour focus group
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