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Roberti JE, Alonso JP, May CR. Negotiating treatment and managing expectations in chronic kidney disease: A qualitative study in Argentina. Chronic Illn 2023; 19:730-742. [PMID: 36062573 DOI: 10.1177/17423953221124312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To describe how patients with CKD negotiated assigned responsibilities in the management of their disease, resulting in potential relational nonadherence. METHODS Qualitative study performed in two healthcare facilities in Buenos Aires, Argentina, including 50 patients and 14 healthcare providers. We conducted semistructured interviews which were analysed using a frame of reference with concepts of Burden of Treatment and Cognitive Authority theories. FINDINGS Adherence to treatment defined "good patients". Patients needed to negotiate starting treatment, its modality and dialysis schedule, although most patients felt they did not participate in the decision process and that providers did not acknowledge implications of these decisions on their routine. Some patients skipped dialysis if concerns were not attended. Regularly, patients negotiated frequency of visits, doses, dietary restrictions and redefined relationships with their support networks, sometimes with devasting effects. As a result of overwhelming uncertainty some patients refused enrolling into a transplant program. When the frequency of complications increased, patients considered abandoning dialysis. CONCLUSION When patients perceived demands were excessive or conflicting, they entered into negotiations. Relationally induced nonadherence may arise when professionals do not or cannot enter into negotiations over patients' beliefs or knowledge about what is possible for them to do.
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- Javier E Roberti
- CIESP/CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- IECS, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- CIESP/CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- IECS, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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Mbokazi N, van Pinxteren M, Murphy K, Mair FS, May CR, Levitt NS. Ubuntu as a mediator in coping with multimorbidity treatment burden in a disadvantaged rural and urban setting in South Africa. Soc Sci Med 2023; 334:116190. [PMID: 37659263 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Revised: 08/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND People living with multimorbidity in economically precarious circumstances in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) experience a high workload trying to meet self-management demands. However, in countries such as South Africa, the availability of social networks and support structures may improve patient capacity, especially when networks are governed by cultural patterns linked to the Pan-African philosophy of Ubuntu, which promotes solidarity through humanness and human dignity. We explore the mediating role Ubuntu plays in people's ability to self-manage HIV/NCD multimorbidity in underprivileged settings in urban and rural South Africa. METHODS We conducted semi-structured interviews with 30 patients living with HIV/NCD multimorbidity between February-April 2022. Patients attended public health clinics in Gugulethu, Cape Town and Bulungula, Eastern Cape. We analysed interviews using framework analysis, using the Cumulative Complexity Model (CuCoM) and Burden of Treatment Theory (BoTT) as frameworks through which to conceptualise the data. RESULTS Despite facing economic hardship, people with multimorbidity in South Africa were able to cope with their workload. They actively used and mobilized family relations and external networks that supported them financially, practically, and emotionally, allowing them to better self-manage their chronic conditions. Embedded in their everyday life, patients, often unconsciously, embraced Ubuntu and its core values, including togetherness, solidarity, and receiving Imbeko (respect) from health workers. This enabled participants to share their treatment workload and increase self-management capacity. CONCLUSION Ubuntu is an important mediator for people living with multimorbidity in South Africa, as it allows them to navigate their treatment workload and increase their social capital and structural resilience, which is key to self-management capacity. Incorporating Ubuntu and linked African support theories into current treatment burden models will enable better understandings of patients' collective support and can inform the development of context-specific social health interventions that fit the needs of people living with chronic conditions in African settings.
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- Nonzuzo Mbokazi
- Chronic Disease Initiative for Africa, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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- Chronic Disease Initiative for Africa, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
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- Chronic Disease Initiative for Africa, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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- Institute of Health and Well-Being, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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- Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, NIHR North Thames Applied Research Collaboration, UK
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- Chronic Disease Initiative for Africa, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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Potthoff S, Finch T, Bührmann L, Etzelmüller A, van Genugten CR, Girling M, May CR, Perkins N, Vis C, Rapley T. Towards an Implementation-STakeholder Engagement Model (I-STEM) for improving health and social care services. Health Expect 2023; 26:1997-2012. [PMID: 37403248 PMCID: PMC10485327 DOI: 10.1111/hex.13808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Revised: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/18/2023] [Indexed: 07/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The implementation science literature acknowledges a need for engagement of key stakeholders when designing, delivering and evaluating implementation work. To date, the literature reports minimal or focused stakeholder engagement, where stakeholders are engaged in either barrier identification and/or barrier prioritisation. This paper begins to answer calls from the literature for the development of tools and guidance to support comprehensive stakeholder engagement in implementation research and practice. The paper describes the systematic development of the Implementation-STakeholder Engagement Model (I-STEM) in the context of an international, large-scale empirical implementation study (ImpleMentAll) aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of a tailored implementation toolkit. The I-STEM is a sensitising tool that defines key considerations and activities for undertaking stakeholder engagement activities across an implementation process. METHODS In-depth, semistructured interviews and observations were conducted with implementers who were tailoring implementation strategies to integrate and embed internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy (iCBT) services in 12 routine mental health care organisations in nine countries in Europe and Australia. The analytical process was informed by principles of first- and third-generation Grounded Theory, including constant comparative method. RESULTS We conducted 55 interviews and observed 19 implementation-related activities (e.g., team meetings and technical support calls). The final outcome of our analysis is expressed in an initial version of the I-STEM, consisting of five interrelated concepts: engagement objectives, stakeholder mapping, engagement approaches, engagement qualities and engagement outcomes. Engagement objectives are goals that implementers plan to achieve by working with stakeholders in the implementation process. Stakeholder mapping involves identifying a range of organisations, groups or people who may be instrumental in achieving the engagement objectives. Engagement approaches define the type of work that is undertaken with stakeholders to achieve the engagement objectives. Engagement qualities define the logistics of the engagement approach. Lastly, every engagement activity may result in a range of engagement outcomes. CONCLUSION The I-STEM represents potential avenues for substantial stakeholder engagement activity across key phases of an implementation process. It provides a conceptual model for the planning, delivery, evaluation and reporting of stakeholder engagement activities. The I-STEM is nonprescriptive and highlights the importance of a flexible, iterative approach to stakeholder engagement. It is developmental and will require application and validation across a range of implementation activities. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION Patient contribution to ImpleMentAll trial was facilitated by GAMIAN-Europe at all stages-from grant development to dissemination. GAMIAN-Europe brings together a wide variety of patient representation organisations (local, regional and national) from almost all European countries. GAMIAN-Europe was involved in pilot testing the ItFits-toolkit and provided their views on the various aspects, including stakeholder engagement. Patients were also represented in the external advisory board providing support and advice on the design, conduct and interpretation of the wider project, including the development of the ItFits-toolkit. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03652883. Retrospectively registered on 29 August 2018.
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- Sebastian Potthoff
- Department of Social Work, Education, and Community WellbeingNorthumbria UniversityNewcastle Upon TyneUK
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- Department of Nursing, Midwifery and HealthNorthumbria UniversityNewcastle upon TyneUK
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- Department of Social Work, Education, and Community WellbeingNorthumbria UniversityNewcastle Upon TyneUK
- Clinical, Neuro‐, & Developmental Psychology Faculty of Behavioural and Movement SciencesVU AmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department Sports and Health SciencesTechnical University of MunichMunichGermany
- HelloBetter, GET.ON Institute für Online Gesundheitstrainings GmbHHamburg/BerlinGermany
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- Clinical, Neuro‐, & Developmental Psychology Faculty of Behavioural and Movement SciencesVU AmsterdamThe Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute—Mental HealthAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of Nursing, Midwifery and HealthNorthumbria UniversityNewcastle upon TyneUK
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- Department of Health Services Research and PolicyLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine & NIHR North Thames ARCLondonUK
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- Department of Social Work, Education, and Community WellbeingNorthumbria UniversityNewcastle Upon TyneUK
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- Clinical, Neuro‐, & Developmental Psychology Faculty of Behavioural and Movement SciencesVU AmsterdamThe Netherlands
- Department of Public and Occupational HealthAmsterdam Public Health Research InstituteAmsterdam UMCThe Netherlands
- Section for Research‐Based Innovation, Forhelse Research Centre for Digital Mental Health ServicesDivision of Psychiatry Haukeland University HospitalBergenNorway
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- Department of Social Work, Education, and Community WellbeingNorthumbria UniversityNewcastle Upon TyneUK
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Grimmett C, Corbett T, Bradbury K, Morton K, May CR, Pinto BM, Foster C. Maintaining long-term physical activity after cancer: a conceptual framework to inform intervention development. J Cancer Surviv 2023:10.1007/s11764-023-01434-w. [PMID: 37578616 DOI: 10.1007/s11764-023-01434-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
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PURPOSE This paper describes a conceptual framework of maintenance of physical activity (PA) and its application to future intervention design. METHODS Evidence from systematic literature reviews and in-depth (N = 27) qualitative interviews with individuals with cancer were used to develop a conceptual framework of long-term physical activity behaviour. Determinants of long-term PA were listed and linked with domains of the Theoretical Domains Framework which in turn were linked to associated behaviour change techniques (BCTs) and finally to proposed mechanisms of action (MoA). RESULTS The conceptual framework is presented within the context of non-modifiable contextual factors (such as demographic and material resources) and in the presence of learnt and adapted behavioural determinants of skills, competence and autonomous motivation that must be established as part of the initiation of physical activity behaviour. An inventory of 8 determinants of engagement in long-term PA after cancer was developed. Clusters of BCTs are presented along with proposed MoA which can be tested using mediation analysis in future trials. CONCLUSION Understanding the processes of PA maintenance after cancer and presentation of implementable and testable intervention components and mechanisms of action to promote continued PA can inform future intervention development. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS This resource can act as a starting point for selection of intervention components for those developing future interventions. This will facilitate effective support of individuals affected by cancer to maintain PA for the long term.
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- Chloe Grimmett
- Centre for Psychosocial Research in Cancer: CentRIC+, School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
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- Faculty of Sport, Health and Social Sciences, Solent University, Southampton, UK
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- Centre for Psychosocial Research in Cancer: CentRIC+, School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Centre for Psychosocial Research in Cancer: CentRIC+, School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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May CR, Chew-Graham CA, Gallacher KI, Gravenhorst KC, Mair FS, Nolte E, Richardson A. EXPERTS II - How are patient and caregiver participation in health and social care shaped by experienced burden of treatment and social inequalities? Protocol for a qualitative synthesis. NIHR Open Res 2023; 3:31. [PMID: 37881470 PMCID: PMC10593344 DOI: 10.3310/nihropenres.13411.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
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Background The workload health and social care service users and caregivers take on, and their capacity to do this work is important. It may play a key part in shaping the implementation of innovations in health service delivery and organisation; the utilisation and satisfaction with services; and the outcomes of care. Previous research has often focused on experiences of a narrow range of long-term conditions, and on factors that shape adherence to self-care regimes. Aims With the aim of deriving policy and practice implications for service redesign, this evidence synthesis will extend our understanding of service user and caregiver workload and capacity by comparing how they are revealed in qualitative studies of lived experience of three kinds of illness trajectories: long-term conditions associated with significant disability (Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia); serious relapsing remitting disease (Inflammatory Bowel Disease, bipolar disorder); and rapidly progressing acute disease (brain cancer, early onset dementia). Methods We will review and synthesise qualitative studies of lived experience of participation in health and social care that are shaped by interactions between experienced treatment burdens, social inequalities and illness trajectories. The review will involve: 1. Construction of a theory-informed coding manual; systematic search of bibliographic databases to identify, screen and quality assess full-text papers. 2. Analysis of papers using manual coding techniques, and text mining software; construction of taxonomies of service user and caregiver work and capacity. 3. Designing a model of core components and identifying common factors across conditions, trajectories, and contexts. 4. Work with practitioners, and a Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) group, to explore the validity of the models produced; to develop workload reduction strategies; and to consider person-centred service design. Dissemination We will promote workload reduction models to support service users and caregivers and produce policy briefs and peer-reviewed publications for practitioners, policy-makers, and researchers.
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- Carl R May
- Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
- NIHR ARC North Thames, London, UK
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- Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
- NIHR ARC North Thames, London, UK
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- School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
- NIHR ARC North Thames, London, UK
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- NIHR ARC Wessex, Southampton, UK
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Kunneman M, Branda ME, Ridgeway JL, Tiedje K, May CR, Linzer M, Inselman J, Buffington ALH, Coffey J, Boehm D, Deming J, Dick S, van Houten H, LeBlanc A, Liesinger J, Lima J, Nordeen J, Pencille L, Poplau S, Reed S, Vannelli A, Yost KJ, Ziegenfuss JY, Smith SA, Montori VM, Shah ND. Correction to: Making sense of diabetes medication decisions: a mixed methods cluster randomized trial using a conversation aid intervention. Endocrine 2023; 79:221-222. [PMID: 36357824 PMCID: PMC9813200 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-022-03240-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Marleen Kunneman
- Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, and Nutrition, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Medical Decision Making, Department of Biomedical Data Sciences, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, and Nutrition, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado-Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
- Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Health Care Policy and Research, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Laboratoire d'anthropologie des enjeux contemporains, Lyon, France
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- Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare and University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Division of Health Care Policy and Research, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic Health System, Mankato, MN, USA
- Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Practice-Based Research Network, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Center for Translational Science Activities, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Center for Patient and Provider Experience, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Decision Partners for Health, Richfield, MN, USA
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- Mayo Clinic Health System Northwest Wisconsin, (dept) Home Health and Hospice, Eau Claire, WI, USA
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- Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, and Nutrition, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Health Care Policy and Research, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, and Nutrition, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Department of Family and Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada
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- Division of Health Care Policy and Research, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Park Nicollet International Diabetes Center, St. Louis Park, MN, USA
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- Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, and Nutrition, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Deliver, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Office of Professional Worklife, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Park Nicollet Clinic, Brooklyn Center, MN, USA
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- Park Nicollet International Diabetes Center, St. Louis Park, MN, USA
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Center for Evaluation and Survey Research, HealthPartners Institute, Bloomington, IN, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, and Nutrition, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, and Nutrition, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Health Care Policy and Research, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
- Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Rochester, MN, USA.
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O'Reilly SL, May CR, Ford D, Dunbar JA. Implementing primary care diabetes prevention for women with previous gestational diabetes: a mixed-methods study. Fam Pract 2022; 39:1080-1086. [PMID: 35412623 PMCID: PMC9680660 DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmac022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The implementation of diabetes prevention for women with previous gestational diabetes (GDM) has been stymied by many barriers that are located within routine general practice (GP). We aimed to unpack the GP factors and understand the mechanisms that explain why a diabetes prevention intervention for this population succeeds or fails. METHODS We performed a mixed-methods study with a Normalization Process Theory framework that included clinical audits, semistructured interviews, and focus groups within mixed urban and rural primary care practices in Victoria, Australia. Staff of primary care practices and external support staff who provide services to women with previous GDM participated in a 12-month quality improvement collaborative intervention. We compared diabetes screening and prevention activity planning with the strategies and factors identified through a process evaluation of full-, moderate-, and low-active participating practices. RESULTS The intervention doubled screening rates (26%-61%) and 1-in-10 women received a diabetes prevention planning consultation. Critical improvement factors were: mothers being seen as participants in the quality improvement work; staff collectively building care strategies; staff taking a long-term care of a community perspective rather than episodic service delivery; and feedback processes being provided and acted on across the practice. The observable factors from the external perspective were: leadership by identified practice staff, reminder systems in action and practice staff driving the process collectively. CONCLUSIONS Successful engagement in diabetes prevention for women with previous GDM requires proactive building of the critical improvement factors and audit feedback into routine GP.
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- Sharleen L O'Reilly
- School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Institute of Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia
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- Department of Health Services Research and Policy, Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Improvement Foundation, Adelaide, Australia
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- Deakin Rural Health, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Warrnambool, Australia
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Lippiett K, Richardson A, May CR. How do illness identity, patient workload and agentic capacity interact to shape patient and caregiver experience? Comparative analysis of lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Health Soc Care Community 2022; 30:e4545-e4555. [PMID: 35633149 PMCID: PMC10084268 DOI: 10.1111/hsc.13858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2021] [Revised: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Some patients have to work hard to manage their illness. When this work outweighs capacity (the resources available to patients to undertake the illness workload and other workloads such as that of daily life), this may result in treatment burden, associated with poor health outcomes for patients. This cross-sectional, comparative qualitative analysis uses an abductive approach to identify, characterise and explain treatment burden in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer. It uses complementary qualitative methods (semi-structured interviews with patients receiving specialist care n = 19, specialist clinicians n = 5; non-participant observation of specialist outpatient consultations in two English hospitals [11 h, 52 min] n = 41). The findings underline the importance of the diagnostic process in relation to treatment burden; whether diagnosis is experienced as a biographically disruptive shock (as with lung cancer) or is insidiously biographically erosive (as with COPD).
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- Kate Lippiett
- School of Health SciencesUniversity of SouthamptonSouthamptonUK
- NIHR Applied Research Collaboration WessexSouthamptonUK
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- School of Health SciencesUniversity of SouthamptonSouthamptonUK
- NIHR Applied Research Collaboration WessexSouthamptonUK
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation TrustSouthamptonUK
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- Faculty of Public Health and PolicyLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineLondonUK
- NIHR Applied Research Collaboration North ThamesLondonUK
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Austin RC, Schoonhoven L, Richardson A, Kalra PR, May CR. Qualitative interviews results from heart failure survey respondents on the interaction between symptoms and burden of self-care work. J Clin Nurs 2022. [PMID: 35945903 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.16484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Revised: 07/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES Following a cross-sectional survey, a sub-sample of participants was interviewed to explore the interaction between symptoms and burden of treatment. BACKGROUND Burden of treatment considers both the work associated with illness and treatment, including self-care work, as well as the individuals' capabilities and resources to engage in that work. The recent survey revealed the existence of a complex interaction. DESIGN Qualitative abductive analysis of semi-structured interviews. METHODS Adults with heart failure who participated in the survey were purposely sampled and invited to participate in semi-structured interviews. Location and mode of interview varied by participant choice. Excerpts from the verbatim transcripts were assessed for interactions between symptoms and burden of treatment, and when identified these were characterised and explained. We followed COREQ checklist for reporting. The patient research ambassador group was involved from research design to dissemination. RESULTS Participants (n = 32) consistently discussed how symptoms altered their capability to engage in self-care work. As symptom intensity increased the difficultly of their self-care work increased. A number of intervening factors appeared to influence the relationship between symptoms and burden of treatment. Intervening factors included illness pathology, illness identity, the value of the tasks attempted and available support structures. These factors may change how symptoms and burden of treatment are perceived; a model was constructed to explain and summarise these interactions. CONCLUSIONS The interaction between symptoms and burden of treatment is complex. Intervening factors-illness identity and pathology, task value and performance, and available support structures-appear to exert a strong influence on the interaction between symptoms and burden of treatment. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE These intervening factors present clinicians and researchers with opportunities to develop interventions that might reduce burden of treatment and improve symptoms and quality of life. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION SYMPACT was registered with ISRCTN registry: ISRCTN11011943.
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- Rosalynn C Austin
- Department of Cardiology, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU), Portsmouth, UK.,School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.,National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) Wessex, Southampton, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.,Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.,National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) Wessex, Southampton, UK.,University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU), Portsmouth, UK.,College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.,Faculty of Science and Health, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK
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- Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.,National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) North Thames, London, UK
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May CR, Albers B, Desveaux L, Finch TL, Gilbert A, Hillis A, Girling M, Kislov R, MacFarlane A, Mair FS, May CM, Murray E, Potthoff S, Rapley T. Translational framework for implementation evaluation and research: Protocol for a qualitative systematic review of studies informed by Normalization Process Theory (NPT) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]. NIHR Open Res 2022; 2:41. [PMID: 35935672 PMCID: PMC7613237 DOI: 10.3310/nihropenres.13269.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Normalization Process Theory (NPT) identifies mechanisms that have been demonstrated to play an important role in implementation processes. It is now widely used to inform feasibility, process evaluation, and implementation studies in healthcare and other areas of work. This qualitative synthesis of NPT studies aims to better understand how NPT explains observed and reported implementation processes, and to explore the ways in which its constructs explain the implementability, enacting and sustainment of complex healthcare interventions. METHODS We will systematically search Scopus, PubMed and Web of Science databases and use the Google Scholar search engine for citations of key papers in which NPT was developed. This will identify English language peer-reviewed articles in scientific journals reporting (a) primary qualitative or mixed methods studies; or, (b) qualitative or mixed methods evidence syntheses in which NPT was the primary analytic framework. Studies may be conducted in any healthcare setting, published between June 2006 and 31 December 2021. We will perform a qualitative synthesis of included studies using two parallel methods: (i) directed content analysis based on an already developed coding manual; and (ii) unsupervised textual analysis using Leximancer® topic modelling software. OTHER We will disseminate results of the review using peer reviewed publications, conference and seminar presentations, and social media (Facebook and Twitter) channels. The primary source of funding is the National Institute for Health Research ARC North Thames. No human subjects or personal data are involved and no ethical issues are anticipated.
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Affiliation(s)
- Carl R May
- Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
- NIHR ARC North Thames, London, UK
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- Institute for Implementation Science in Healthcare, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Nursing, Midwifery & Health, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- NIHR ARC North East-North Cumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- NIHR ARC North Thames, London, UK
- Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
- NIHR ARC North Thames, London, UK
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- Department of Nursing, Midwifery & Health, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- NIHR ARC North East-North Cumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Business School, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
- NIHR ARC Greater Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- School of Medicine and Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Glasgow University, Glasgow, UK
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- NIHR ARC North Thames, London, UK
- Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, London, UK
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- NIHR ARC North East-North Cumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- Department of Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- NIHR ARC North East-North Cumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- Department of Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Massazza A, May CR, Roberts B, Tol WA, Bogdanov S, Nadkarni A, Fuhr DC. Process evaluations of mental health and psychosocial support interventions for populations affected by humanitarian crises. Soc Sci Med 2022; 303:114994. [PMID: 35561423 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Revised: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) have been increasingly used to test the effectiveness of mental health and psychosocial support(MHPSS) interventions for populations affected by humanitarian crises. Process evaluations are often integrated within RCTs of psychological interventions to investigate the implementation of the intervention, the impact of context, and possible mechanisms of action. We aimed to explore limitations and strengths of how process evaluations are currently conceptualised and implemented within MHPSS RCTs specifically. METHODS In April-June 2021 we conducted semi-structured interviews with 24 researchers involved in RCTs of MHPSS interventions in 23 different countries. Participants were selected based on systematic reviews of MHPSS interventions, funders' databases, and personal networks. Data were analysed using codebook thematic analysis. RESULTS The conduct of process evaluations was characterized by high heterogeneity in perceived function, implementation outcomes assessed, and methods used. While process evaluations were overwhelmingly considered as an important component of an RCT, there were different opinions on their perceived quality. This could be explained by the varying prioritization of effectiveness data over implementation data, confusion around the nature of process evaluations, and challenges in the collection and analysis of process data in humanitarian settings. Various practical recommendations were made by participants to improve future process evaluations in relation to: (i) study design (e.g., embedding process evaluations in study protocol and overall study objectives); (ii) methods (e.g., use of mixed methods); and (iii) increased financial and human resources dedicated to process evaluations. CONCLUSION The current state of process evaluations in MHPSS RCTs is heterogeneous. The quality of process evaluations should be improved to strengthen implementation science of the growing number of evidence-informed MHPSS interventions.
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- Alessandro Massazza
- Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
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- Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK; NIHR North Thames Applied Research Collaborative, London, UK
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- Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Centre for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Department of Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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Shuldiner J, Srinivasan D, Hall JN, May CR, Desveaux L. Implementing a virtual emergency department: a qualitative study using the NPT theory (Preprint). JMIR Hum Factors 2022; 9:e39430. [PMID: 36094801 PMCID: PMC9513685 DOI: 10.2196/39430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Revised: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 07/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Background COVID-19 necessitated the rapid implementation and uptake of virtual health care; however, virtual care’s potential role remains unclear in the urgent care setting. In December 2020, the first virtual emergency department (ED) in the Greater Toronto Area was piloted at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre by connecting patients to emergency physicians through an online portal. Objective This study aims to understand whether and how ED physicians were able to integrate a virtual ED alongside in-person operations. Methods We conducted semistructured interviews with ED physicians guided by the Normalization Process Theory (NPT). The NPT provides a framework to understand how individuals and teams navigate the process of embedding new models of care as part of normal practice. All physicians who had worked within the virtual ED model were invited to participate. Data were analyzed using a combination of inductive and deductive techniques informed by the NPT. Results A total of 14 physicians were interviewed. Participant experiences were categorized into 1 of 2 groups: 1 group moved to normalize the virtual ED in practice, while the other described barriers to routine adoption. These groups differed in their perception of the patient benefits as well as the perceived role in the virtual ED. The group that normalized the virtual ED model saw value for patients (coherence) and was motivated by patient satisfaction witnessed (reflexive monitoring) at the end of the virtual appointment. By contrast, the other group did not find virtual ED work reflective of the perceived role of urgent care (cognitive participation) and felt their skills as ED physicians were underutilized. The limited ability to examine patients and a sense that patient issues were not fully resolved at the end of the virtual appointment caused frustration among the second group. Conclusions As further digital integration within the health care system occurs, it will be essential to support the evolution of staff skill sets to ensure physicians are satisfied with the care they are providing to their patients, while also ensuring the technology and process are efficient.
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- Jennifer Shuldiner
- Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Emergency Services, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Division of Emergency Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
- North Thames Applied Research Collaboration, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Austin RC, Schoonhoven L, Koutra V, Richardson A, Kalra PR, May CR. SYMptoms in chronic heart failure imPACT on burden of treatment (SYMPACT): a cross-sectional survey. ESC Heart Fail 2022; 9:2279-2290. [PMID: 35451208 PMCID: PMC9288776 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.13904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Revised: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Aims This study aimed to describe patient‐reported symptoms and burden of treatment (BoT) experienced by patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). BoT describes the illness workload, individual capacity to perform that work, and resultant impact on the individual. Overwhelming BoT is related to poor quality of life and worse clinical outcomes. This research is the first to explore symptoms and BoT in people with CHF, in the UK. Methods and results This is a cross‐sectional questionnaire survey of CHF patients. Participants completed the Heart Failure Symptom Survey (HFSS; max score 10) and the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ; max scores: physical 40, emotional 25, and total 105), which measured symptoms. BoT was measured with the Patient Experience with Treatment and Self‐management (PETS; max score 100) questionnaires. Participant characteristics and questionnaire results were summarized using descriptive statistics. Relationships between symptoms and BoT, summarized by the workload and impact indices, were explored using Spearman's and Pearson's correlation coefficients together with scatter plots. The survey was completed by 333 participants, mean age of 71 (±13) years old. The majority (89%) were recruited from secondary care NHS trusts, and 25% were female. All types of heart failure were represented. Mean symptom scores were as follows: HFSS burden score: 2.4 (±2.1), and MLHFQ scores: physical score 20 (±12.4), emotional score 9.9 (±8.1), and total score 41.3 (±26.3). The highest mean PETS domain scores were exercise [51.3 (±24.7)], diet [40.3 (±22.7)], difficulty with healthcare services [39.9 (±21.3)], and physical and mental fatigue [36.0 (±25.7)]. Pairwise correlations were observed between HFSS scores and MLHFQ physical and emotional sub‐scores with PETS workload and impact indices. Positive correlations were weak to moderate (0.326–0.487) between workload index and symptoms, and moderate to strong between impact index and symptoms (0.553–0.725). The P value was 0.006, adjusted by Bonferroni's correction. Conclusions Symptoms are associated with BoT in CHF patients. Although symptom burden was low, CHF patients reported higher levels of burden around self‐care activities of exercise, diet, healthcare interaction, as well as physical and mental fatigue due to engagement with self‐care regimens. Observed higher levels of burden were in key self‐care areas for CHF and suggest areas where service delivery and support of CHF patients may be improved to reduce BoT. Clinicians could individualize their consultations by focusing on troublesome symptoms, as well as alleviating illness workload, which may better enable patients to live well with CHF.
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- Rosalynn C Austin
- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.,Department of Cardiology, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU), Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cardiology Research Nurses, C-Level, Southwick Hill, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3LY, UK.,National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) Wessex, Southampton, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.,Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.,Centre for Sport, Exercise and Osteoarthritis Research Versus Arthritis, Southampton, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.,National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) Wessex, Southampton, UK.,University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU), Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cardiology Research Nurses, C-Level, Southwick Hill, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3LY, UK.,Institute of Health and Wellbeing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.,Faculty of Science and Health, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK
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- Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.,Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) North Thames, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), London, UK
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May CR, Albers B, Bracher M, Finch TL, Gilbert A, Girling M, Greenwood K, MacFarlane A, Mair FS, May CM, Murray E, Potthoff S, Rapley T. Translational framework for implementation evaluation and research: a normalisation process theory coding manual for qualitative research and instrument development. Implement Sci 2022; 17:19. [PMID: 35193611 PMCID: PMC8861599 DOI: 10.1186/s13012-022-01191-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 04/03/2023] Open
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Background Normalisation Process Theory (NPT) is frequently used to inform qualitative research that aims to explain and evaluate processes that shape late-stage translation of innovations in the organisation and delivery of healthcare. A coding manual for qualitative researchers using NPT will facilitate transparent data analysis processes and will also reduce the cognitive and practical burden on researchers. Objectives (a) To simplify the theory for the user. (b) To describe the purposes, methods of development, and potential application of a coding manual that translates normalisation process theory (NPT) into an easily usable framework for qualitative analysis. (c) To present an NPT coding manual that is ready for use. Method Qualitative content analysis of papers and chapters that developed normalisation process theory, selection and structuring of theory constructs, and testing constructs against interview data and published empirical studies using NPT. Results A coding manual for NPT was developed. It consists of 12 primary NPT constructs and conforms to the Context-Mechanism-Outcome configuration of realist evaluation studies. Contexts are defined as settings in which implementation work is done, in which strategic intentions, adaptive execution, negotiating capability, and reframing organisational logics are enacted. Mechanisms are defined as the work that people do when they participate in implementation processes and include coherence-building, cognitive participation, collective action, and reflexive monitoring. Outcomes are defined as effects that make visible how things change as implementation processes proceed and include intervention mobilisation, normative restructuring, relational restructuring, and sustainment. Conclusion The coding manual is ready to use and performs three important tasks. It consolidates several iterations of theory development, makes the application of NPT simpler for the user, and links NPT constructs to realist evaluation methods. The coding manual forms the core of a translational framework for implementation research and evaluation. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13012-022-01191-x.
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May CR, Albers B, Bracher M, Finch TL, Gilbert A, Girling M, Greenwood K, MacFarlane A, Mair FS, May CM, Murray E, Potthoff S, Rapley T. Translational framework for implementation evaluation and research: a normalisation process theory coding manual for qualitative research and instrument development. Implement Sci 2022. [PMID: 35193611 DOI: 10.1186/s13012-022-01191-x.pmid:35193611;pmcid:pmc8861599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/19/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Normalisation Process Theory (NPT) is frequently used to inform qualitative research that aims to explain and evaluate processes that shape late-stage translation of innovations in the organisation and delivery of healthcare. A coding manual for qualitative researchers using NPT will facilitate transparent data analysis processes and will also reduce the cognitive and practical burden on researchers. OBJECTIVES (a) To simplify the theory for the user. (b) To describe the purposes, methods of development, and potential application of a coding manual that translates normalisation process theory (NPT) into an easily usable framework for qualitative analysis. (c) To present an NPT coding manual that is ready for use. METHOD Qualitative content analysis of papers and chapters that developed normalisation process theory, selection and structuring of theory constructs, and testing constructs against interview data and published empirical studies using NPT. RESULTS A coding manual for NPT was developed. It consists of 12 primary NPT constructs and conforms to the Context-Mechanism-Outcome configuration of realist evaluation studies. Contexts are defined as settings in which implementation work is done, in which strategic intentions, adaptive execution, negotiating capability, and reframing organisational logics are enacted. Mechanisms are defined as the work that people do when they participate in implementation processes and include coherence-building, cognitive participation, collective action, and reflexive monitoring. Outcomes are defined as effects that make visible how things change as implementation processes proceed and include intervention mobilisation, normative restructuring, relational restructuring, and sustainment. CONCLUSION The coding manual is ready to use and performs three important tasks. It consolidates several iterations of theory development, makes the application of NPT simpler for the user, and links NPT constructs to realist evaluation methods. The coding manual forms the core of a translational framework for implementation research and evaluation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Carl R May
- Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine & NIHR North Thames ARC, London, UK.
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- Institute for Implementation Science in Healthcare, Zurich, Switzerland
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Nursing, Midwifery & Health, Northumbria University & NIHR ARC North East-North Cumbria, Newcastle, UK
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- Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, London & NIHR North Thames ARC, London, UK
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- Department of Nursing, Midwifery & Health, Northumbria University & NIHR ARC North East-North Cumbria, Newcastle, UK
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- School of Medicine and Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Glasgow University, Glasgow, UK
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- Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London & NIHR North Thames ARC, London, UK
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- Department of Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing, Northumbria University & NIHR ARC North East- North Cumbria, Newcastle, UK
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- Department of Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing, Northumbria University & NIHR ARC North East- North Cumbria, Newcastle, UK
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Boehmer KR, Gallacher KI, Lippiett KA, Mair FS, May CR, Montori VM. Minimally Disruptive Medicine: Progress 10 Years Later. Mayo Clin Proc 2022; 97:210-220. [PMID: 35120690 DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Revised: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Kasey R Boehmer
- Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; Division of Health Care Delivery Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
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- General Practice and Primary Care, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Macmillan Survivorship Research Group, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- General Practice and Primary Care, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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Kunneman M, Branda ME, Ridgeway JL, Tiedje K, May CR, Linzer M, Inselman J, Buffington ALH, Coffey J, Boehm D, Deming J, Dick S, van Houten H, LeBlanc A, Liesinger J, Lima J, Nordeen J, Pencille L, Poplau S, Reed S, Vannelli A, Yost KJ, Ziegenfuss JY, Smith SA, Montori VM, Shah ND. Making sense of diabetes medication decisions: a mixed methods cluster randomized trial using a conversation aid intervention. Endocrine 2022; 75:377-391. [PMID: 34499328 PMCID: PMC8428215 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-021-02861-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine the effectiveness of a shared decision-making (SDM) tool versus guideline-informed usual care in translating evidence into primary care, and to explore how use of the tool changed patient perspectives about diabetes medication decision making. METHODS In this mixed methods multicenter cluster randomized trial, we included patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and their primary care clinicians. We compared usual care with or without a within-encounter SDM conversation aid. We assessed participant-reported decisions made and quality of SDM (knowledge, satisfaction, and decisional conflict), clinical outcomes, adherence, and observer-based patient involvement in decision-making (OPTION12-scale). We used semi-structured interviews with patients to understand their perspectives. RESULTS We enrolled 350 patients and 99 clinicians from 20 practices and interviewed 26 patients. Use of the conversation aid increased post-encounter patient knowledge (correct answers, 52% vs. 45%, p = 0.02) and clinician involvement of patients (Mean between-arm difference in OPTION12, 7.3 (95% CI 3, 12); p = 0.003). There were no between-arm differences in treatment choice, patient or clinician satisfaction, encounter length, medication adherence, or glycemic control. Qualitative analyses highlighted differences in how clinicians involved patients in decision making, with intervention patients noting how clinicians guided them through conversations using factors important to them. CONCLUSIONS Using an SDM conversation aid improved patient knowledge and involvement in SDM without impacting treatment choice, encounter length, medication adherence or improved diabetes control in patients with type 2 diabetes. Future interventions may need to focus specifically on patients with signs of poor treatment fit. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrial.gov: NCT01502891.
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- Marleen Kunneman
- Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, and Nutrition, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Medical Decision Making, Department of Biomedical Data Sciences, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, and Nutrition, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado-Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
- Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Health Care Policy and Research, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Laboratoire d'anthropologie des enjeux contemporains, Lyon, France
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- Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare and University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Division of Health Care Policy and Research, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic Health System, Mankato, MN, USA
- Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Practice-Based Research Network, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, US
- Center for Translational Science Activities, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Center for Patient and Provider Experience, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Decision Partners for Health, Richfield, MN, USA
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- Mayo Clinic Health System Northwest Wisconsin, (dept) Home Health and Hospice, Eau Claire, WI, USA
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- Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, and Nutrition, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Health Care Policy and Research, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, and Nutrition, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Department of Family and Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada
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- Division of Health Care Policy and Research, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Park Nicollet International Diabetes Center, St. Louis Park, MN, USA
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- Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, and Nutrition, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Deliver, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Office of Professional Worklife, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Park Nicollet Clinic, Brooklyn Center, MN, USA
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- Park Nicollet International Diabetes Center, St. Louis Park, MN, USA
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Center for Evaluation and Survey Research, HealthPartners Institute, Bloomington, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, and Nutrition, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, and Nutrition, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Health Care Policy and Research, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
- Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Rochester, MN, USA.
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Hartasanchez SA, Heen AF, Kunneman M, García-Bautista A, Hargraves IG, Prokop LJ, May CR, Montori VM. Remote shared decision making through telemedicine: A systematic review of the literature. Patient Educ Couns 2022; 105:356-365. [PMID: 34147314 DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2021.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2020] [Revised: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To assess the extent to which shared decision making (SDM) can take place in telemedicine (remote SDM). METHODS We searched Medline, Cochrane, and Scopus from 2010 until August 7th, 2020 for articles on remote SDM in the care of any patient using any technology. We also conducted a search for telemedicine articles citing key reports on SDM outcome measures. Two reviewers independently screened titles and abstracts, reviewed full text eligible studies, and synthesized their content using thematic analysis. RESULTS Of the 12 eligible articles, most were European with patients with chronic disease or mental and behavioral health. 8 articles used synchronous remote SDM and 1 used asynchronous remote SDM. Themes related to interactional workability of both telemedicine technologies and SDM emerged, namely access to broadband, digital literacy, and satisfaction with the convenience of remote visits. CONCLUSIONS Telemedicine technologies may foster virtual interactions that support remote SDM, which, in turn, may promote productive patient-clinician interactions and patient-centered care. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS Digitally-mediated consultations surged amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The extent to which SDM frameworks developed for in-person use need any adaptation for remote SDM remains unclear. Investment in innovation, design, implementation, and effectiveness research to advance remote SDM are needed.
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- Sandra A Hartasanchez
- Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; Department of Medicine, Lovisenberg Diaconal Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; Medical Decision Making, Department of Biomedical Data Sciences, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
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Gilbert AW, Jones J, Stokes M, May CR. Patient, clinician and manager experience of the accelerated implementation of virtual consultations following COVID-19: A qualitative study of preferences in a tertiary orthopaedic rehabilitation setting. Health Expect 2022; 25:775-790. [PMID: 35014124 PMCID: PMC8957728 DOI: 10.1111/hex.13425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Revised: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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AIM To investigate the experiences of patients, clinicians and managers during the accelerated implementation of virtual consultations (VCs) due to COVID-19. To understand how patient preferences are constructed and organized. METHODS Semi-structured interviews with patients, clinicians and managerial staff at a single specialist orthopaedic centre in the United Kingdom. The interview schedule and coding frame were based on Normalisation Process Theory. Interviews were conducted over the telephone or by video call. Abductive analysis of interview transcripts extended knowledge from previous research to identify, characterize and explain how patient preferences for VC were formed and arranged. RESULTS Fifty-five participants were included (20 patients, 20 clinicians, 15 managers). Key mechanisms that contribute to the formation of patient preferences were identified. These were: (a) context for the consultation (normative expectations, relational expectations, congruence and potential); (b) the available alternatives and the implementation process (coherence, cognitive participation, collective action and reflexive monitoring). Patient preferences are mediated by the clinician and organisational preferences through the influence of the consultation context, available alternatives and the implementation process. CONCLUSIONS This study reports the cumulative analysis of five empirical studies investigating patient preferences for VC before and during the COVID-19 pandemic as VC transitioned from an experimental clinic to a compulsory form of service delivery. This study has identified mechanisms that explain how preferences for VC come about and how these relate to organisational and clinician preferences. Since clinical pathways are shaped by interactions between patient, clinicians and organisational preferences, future service design must strike a balance between patient preferences and the preferences of clinicians and organisations. PATIENT AND PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION The CONNECT Project Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) group provided guidance on the conduct and design of the research. This took place with remote meetings between the lead researcher and the chair of the PPI group during March and April 2020. Patient information documentation and the interview schedule were developed with the PPI group to ensure that these were accessible.
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- Anthony W Gilbert
- Therapies Department, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, UK.,Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.,NIHR Applied Research Collaboration, North Thames, UK
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- Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.,NIHR Applied Research Collaboration, Wessex, UK
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- NIHR Applied Research Collaboration, North Thames, UK.,Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Frances S Mair
- Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN, USA
- The Patient Revolution, Inc., Rochester, MN, USA
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
- NIHR North London Applied Research Collaborative, London, UK
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Gilbert AW, May CR, Brown H, Stokes M, Jones J. A qualitative investigation into the results of a discrete choice experiment and the impact of COVID-19 on patient preferences for virtual consultations. Arch Physiother 2021; 11:20. [PMID: 34488898 PMCID: PMC8419808 DOI: 10.1186/s40945-021-00115-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To conduct a qualitative investigation on a subset of participants from a previously completed Discrete Choice Experiment (DCE) to understand why factors identified from the DCE are important, how they influenced preference for virtual consultations (VC) and how COVID-19 has influenced preference for VC. METHODS A quota sample was recruited from participants who participated in our DCE. We specifically targeted participants who were strongly in favour of face-to-face consultations (F2F - defined as choosing all or mostly F2F in the DCE) or strongly in favour of virtual consultations (VC - defined as choosing all or mostly VC consultations in the DCE) to elicit a range of views. Interviews were conducted via telephone or videoconference, audio recorded, transcribed verbatim and uploaded into NVIVO software. A directed content analysis of transcripts was undertaken in accordance with a coding framework based on the results of the DCE and the impact of COVID-19 on preference. RESULTS Eight F2F and 5 VC participants were included. Shorter appointments were less 'worth' travelling in for than a longer appointment and rush hour travel had an effect on whether travelling was acceptable, particularly when patients experienced pain as a result of extended journeys. Socioeconomic factors such as cost of travel, paid time off work, access to equipment and support in its use was important. Physical examinations were preferable in the clinic whereas talking therapies were acceptable over VC. Several participants commented on how VC interferes with the patient-clinician relationship. VC during COVID-19 has provided patients with the opportunity to access their care virtually without the need for travel. For some, this was extremely positive. CONCLUSIONS This study investigated the results of a previously completed DCE and the impact of COVID-19 on patient preferences for VC. Theoretically informative insights were gained to explain the results of the DCE. The use of VC during the COVID-19 pandemic provided opportunities to access care without the need for face-to-face social interactions. Many felt that VC would become more commonplace after the pandemic, whereas others were keen to return to F2F consultations as much as possible. This qualitative study provides additional context to the results of a previously completed DCE.
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- Anthony W Gilbert
- Therapies Department, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, UK.
- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
- NIHR Applied Research Collaboration, North Thames, London, UK.
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- NIHR Applied Research Collaboration, North Thames, London, UK
- Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Therapies Department, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, UK
- Centre for Nerve Engineering, UCL, London, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- NIHR Applied Research Collaboration, Wessex, UK
- Southampton NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Southampton, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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Gilbert AW, Mentzakis E, May CR, Stokes M, Jones J. Patient preferences for use of virtual consultations in an orthopaedic rehabilitation setting: Results from a discrete choice experiment. J Health Serv Res Policy 2021; 27:62-73. [PMID: 34337980 PMCID: PMC8772015 DOI: 10.1177/13558196211035427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Objective Virtual Consultations may reduce the need for face-to-face outpatient appointments, thereby potentially reducing the cost and time involved in delivering health care. This study reports a discrete choice experiment (DCE) that identifies factors that influence patient preferences for virtual consultations in an orthopaedic rehabilitation setting. Methods Previous research from the CONNECT (Care in Orthopaedics, burdeN of treatmeNt and the Effect of Communication Technology) Project and best practice guidance informed the development of our DCE. An efficient fractional factorial design with 16 choice scenarios was created that identified all main effects and partial two-way interactions. The design was divided into two blocks of eight scenarios each, to reduce the impact of cognitive fatigue. Data analysis were conducted using binary logit regression models. Results Sixty-one paired response sets (122 subjects) were available for analysis. DCE factors (whether the therapist is known to the patient, duration of appointment, time of day) and demographic factors (patient qualifications, access to equipment, difficulty with activities, multiple health issues, travel costs) were significant predictors of preference. We estimate that a patient is less than 1% likely to prefer a virtual consultation if the patient has a degree, is without access to the equipment and software to undertake a virtual consultation, does not have difficulties with day-to-day activities, is undergoing rehabilitation for one problem area, has to pay less than £5 to travel, is having a consultation with a therapist not known to them, in 1 weeks’ time, lasting 60 minutes, at 2 pm. We have developed a simple conceptual model to explain how these factors interact to inform preference, including patients’ access to resources, context for the consultation and the requirements of the consultation. Conclusions This conceptual model provides the framework to focus attention towards factors that might influence patient preference for virtual consultations. Our model can inform the development of future technologies, trials, and qualitative work to further explore the mechanisms that influence preference.
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- Anthony W Gilbert
- Clinical Research Physiotherapist, Therapies Department, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, UK and PhD Student, School of Health Sciences, 7423University of Southampton, University of Southampton, UK
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- Associate Professor in Economics, Economics Department, Faculty of Economic, Social and Political Sciences, University of Southampton, UK
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- Professor of Medical Sociology, Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK, Professor of Medical Sociology, NIHR Applied Research Collaboration, North Thames, UK
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- Professor of Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, UK, Professor of Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, Southampton NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Southampton, UK and Professor of Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, NIHR Applied Research Collaboration, Wessex, UK
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- Principal Research Fellow in Health Economics, School of Health Sciences, 7423University of Southampton, University of Southampton, UK
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OBJECTIVE Explore the interaction between patient experienced symptoms and burden of treatment (BoT) theory in chronic heart failure (CHF). BoT explains how dynamic patient workload (self-care) and their capacity (elements influencing capability), impacts on patients' experience of illness. DESIGN Review of qualitative research studies. DATA SOURCES CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Scopus and Web of Science were searched between January 2007 and 2020. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA Journal articles in English, reporting qualitative studies on lived experience of CHF. RESULTS 35 articles identified related to the lived experience of 720 patients with CHF. Symptoms with physical and emotional characteristics were identified with breathlessness, weakness, despair and anxiety most prevalent. Identifying symptoms' interaction with BoT framework identified three themes: (1) Symptoms appear to infrequently drive patients to engage in self-care (9.2% of codes), (2) symptoms appear to impede (70.5% of codes) and (3) symptoms form barriers to self-care engagement (20.3% of codes). Symptoms increase illness workload, making completing tasks more difficult; simultaneously, symptoms alter a patient's capacity, through a reduction in their individual capabilities and willingness to access external resources (ie, hospitals) often with devasting impact on patients' lives. CONCLUSIONS Symptoms appear to be integral in the patient experience of CHF and BoT, predominately acting to impede patients' efforts to engage in self-care. Symptoms alter illness workload, increasing complexity and hardship. Patients' capacity is reduced by symptoms, in what they can do and their willingness to ask for help. Symptoms can lower their perceived self-value and roles within society. Symptoms appear to erode a patient's agency, decreasing self-value and generalised physical deconditioning leading to affective paralysis towards self-care regimens. Together describing a state of overwhelming BoT which is thought to be a contributor to poor engagement in self-care and may provide new insights into the perceived poor adherence to self-care in the CHF population. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42017077487.
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- Rosalynn C Austin
- Department of Cardiology, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK
- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, Hampshire, UK
- National Institite for Health Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) Wessex, Southampton, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, Hampshire, UK
- National Institite for Health Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) Wessex, Southampton, UK
- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, Hampshire, UK
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, Hampshire, UK
- National Institite for Health Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) Wessex, Southampton, UK
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK
- Faculty of Health and Science, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK
- Institute of Health and Wellbeing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
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- Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) North Thames, London, UK
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Morton K, Dennison L, Band R, Stuart B, Wilde L, Cheetham-Blake T, Heber E, Slodkowska-Barabasz J, Little P, McManus RJ, May CR, Yardley L, Bradbury K. Implementing a digital intervention for managing uncontrolled hypertension in Primary Care: a mixed methods process evaluation. Implement Sci 2021; 16:57. [PMID: 34039390 PMCID: PMC8152066 DOI: 10.1186/s13012-021-01123-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Background A high proportion of hypertensive patients remain above the target threshold for blood pressure, increasing the risk of adverse health outcomes. A digital intervention to facilitate healthcare practitioners (hereafter practitioners) to initiate planned medication escalations when patients’ home readings were raised was found to be effective in lowering blood pressure over 12 months. This mixed-methods process evaluation aimed to develop a detailed understanding of how the intervention was implemented in Primary Care, possible mechanisms of action and contextual factors influencing implementation. Methods One hundred twenty-five practitioners took part in a randomised controlled trial, including GPs, practice nurses, nurse-prescribers, and healthcare assistants. Usage data were collected automatically by the digital intervention and antihypertensive medication changes were recorded from the patients’ medical notes. A sub-sample of 27 practitioners took part in semi-structured qualitative process interviews. The qualitative data were analysed using thematic analysis and the quantitative data using descriptive statistics and correlations to explore factors related to adherence. The two sets of findings were integrated using a triangulation protocol. Results Mean practitioner adherence to escalating medication was moderate (53%), and the qualitative analysis suggested that low trust in home readings and the decision to wait for more evidence influenced implementation for some practitioners. The logic model was partially supported in that self-efficacy was related to adherence to medication escalation, but qualitative findings provided further insight into additional potential mechanisms, including perceived necessity and concerns. Contextual factors influencing implementation included proximity of average readings to the target threshold. Meanwhile, adherence to delivering remote support was mixed, and practitioners described some uncertainty when they received no response from patients. Conclusions This mixed-methods process evaluation provided novel insights into practitioners’ decision-making around escalating medication using a digital algorithm. Implementation strategies were proposed which could benefit digital interventions in addressing clinical inertia, including facilitating tracking of patients’ readings over time to provide stronger evidence for medication escalation, and allowing more flexibility in decision-making whilst discouraging clinical inertia due to borderline readings. Implementation of one-way notification systems could be facilitated by enabling patients to send a brief acknowledgement response. Trial registration (ISRCTN13790648). Registered 14 May 2015. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13012-021-01123-1.
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- Kate Morton
- Academic Unit of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
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- Academic Unit of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Primary Care Research, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Centre for Intelligent Healthcare, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry, UK
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- NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- GET.ON Institut, Hamburg, Germany, & University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Primary Care Research, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Academic Unit of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.,School of Psychological Science, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Greenwood K, Webb R, Gu J, Fowler D, de Visser R, Bremner S, Abramowicz I, Perry N, Clark S, O'Donnell A, Charlton D, Jarvis R, Garety P, Nandha S, Lennox B, Johns L, Rathod S, Phiri P, French P, Law H, Hodgekins J, Painter M, Treise C, Plaistow J, Irwin F, Thompson R, Mackay T, May CR, Healey A, Hooper R, Peters E. The Early Youth Engagement in first episode psychosis (EYE-2) study: pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial of implementation, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a team-based motivational engagement intervention to improve engagement. Trials 2021; 22:272. [PMID: 33845856 PMCID: PMC8042707 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-021-05105-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Accepted: 02/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) services improve health outcomes for young people with psychosis in the medium-long term, but 25% of young people disengage in the first 12 months with costs to their mental health, families, society and the NHS. This study will evaluate the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and implementation of a team-based motivational Early Youth Engagement (EYE-2) intervention. METHOD The study design is a cluster randomised controlled trial (RCT) with economic evaluation, comparing the EYE-2 intervention + standardised EIP service to standardised EIP service alone, with randomisation at the team level. A process evaluation will evaluate the delivery of the intervention qualitatively and quantitatively across contexts. The setting is 20 EIP teams in 5 sites: Manchester, South London, East Anglia, Thames Valley and Hampshire. Participants are young people (14-35 years) with first episode psychosis, and EIP staff. The intervention is the team-based motivational engagement (EYE-2) intervention, delivered alongside standardised EIP services, and supported by additional training, website, booklets and social groups. The comparator is the standardised EIP service. Both interventions are delivered by EIP clinicians. The primary outcome is time to disengagement (time in days from date of allocation to care coordinator to date of last contact following refusal to engage with EIP service, or lack of response to EIP contact for a consecutive 3-month period). Secondary outcomes include mental and physical health, deaths, social and occupational function, recovery, satisfaction and service use at 6, 12, 18 and 24 months. A 12-month within-trial economic evaluation will investigate cost-effectiveness from a societal perspective and from an NHS perspective. DISCUSSION The trial will provide the first test of an engagement intervention in standardised care, with the potential for significant impact on the mental health and wellbeing of young people and their families, and economic benefits for services. The intervention will be highly scalable, supported by the toolkit including manuals, commissioning guide, training and resources, adapted to meet the needs of the diverse EIP population, and based on an in-depth process evaluation. TRIAL REGISTRATION ISRCTN 51629746 prospectively registered 7th May 2019. Date assigned 10th May 2019.
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- Kathryn Greenwood
- R&D, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Hove, UK. .,School of Psychology, University of Sussex, Falmer, UK.
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- School of Psychology, University of Sussex, Falmer, UK
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- School of Psychology, University of Sussex, Falmer, UK
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- R&D, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Hove, UK.,School of Psychology, University of Sussex, Falmer, UK.,University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Falmer, UK
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- Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Falmer, UK
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- Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton, UK
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- Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Hove, UK
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- Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Hove, UK
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- King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK.,South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.,Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.,Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, Ashton-under-Lyne, UK.,Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
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- Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Greater Manchester, UK
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- Cambridge and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, UK
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- Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK
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- Institute of Population Health Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK.,South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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OBJECTIVES To identify, characterise and explain factors that influence patient preferences, from the perspective of patients and clinicians, for virtual consultations in an orthopaedic rehabilitation setting. DESIGN Qualitative study using semi-structured interviews and abductive analysis. SETTING A physiotherapy and occupational therapy department situated within a tertiary orthopaedic centre in the UK. PARTICIPANTS Patients who were receiving orthopaedic rehabilitation for a musculoskeletal problem. Occupational therapists, physiotherapists or therapy technicians involved in the delivery of orthopaedic rehabilitation for patients with a musculoskeletal problem. RESULTS Twenty-two patients and 22 healthcare professionals were interviewed. The average interview length was 48 minutes. Four major factors were found to influence preference: the situation of care (the ways that patients understand and explain their clinical status, their treatment requirements and the care pathway), the expectations of care (influenced by a patients desire for contact, psychological status, previous care and perceived requirements), the demands on the patient (due to each patients respective social situation and the consequences of choice) and the capacity to allocate resources to care (these include financial, infrastructural, social and healthcare resources). CONCLUSION This study has identified key factors that appear to influence patient preference for virtual consultations in orthopaedic rehabilitation. A conceptual model of these factors, derived from empirical data, has been developed highlighting how they combine and compete. A series of questions, based on these factors, have been developed to support identification of preferences in a clinical setting.
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- Anthony W Gilbert
- Therapies Department, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Stanmore, Stanmore, UK
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- NIHR Applied Research Collaboration, North Thames, UK
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- NIHR Applied Research Collaboration, Wessex, UK
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- NIHR Applied Research Collaboration, North Thames, UK
- Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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McManus RJ, Little P, Stuart B, Morton K, Raftery J, Kelly J, Bradbury K, Zhang J, Zhu S, Murray E, May CR, Mair FS, Michie S, Smith P, Band R, Ogburn E, Allen J, Rice C, Nuttall J, Williams B, Yardley L. Home and Online Management and Evaluation of Blood Pressure (HOME BP) using a digital intervention in poorly controlled hypertension: randomised controlled trial. BMJ 2021; 372:m4858. [PMID: 33468518 PMCID: PMC7814507 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.m4858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The HOME BP (Home and Online Management and Evaluation of Blood Pressure) trial aimed to test a digital intervention for hypertension management in primary care by combining self-monitoring of blood pressure with guided self-management. DESIGN Unmasked randomised controlled trial with automated ascertainment of primary endpoint. SETTING 76 general practices in the United Kingdom. PARTICIPANTS 622 people with treated but poorly controlled hypertension (>140/90 mm Hg) and access to the internet. INTERVENTIONS Participants were randomised by using a minimisation algorithm to self-monitoring of blood pressure with a digital intervention (305 participants) or usual care (routine hypertension care, with appointments and drug changes made at the discretion of the general practitioner; 317 participants). The digital intervention provided feedback of blood pressure results to patients and professionals with optional lifestyle advice and motivational support. Target blood pressure for hypertension, diabetes, and people aged 80 or older followed UK national guidelines. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The primary outcome was the difference in systolic blood pressure (mean of second and third readings) after one year, adjusted for baseline blood pressure, blood pressure target, age, and practice, with multiple imputation for missing values. RESULTS After one year, data were available from 552 participants (88.6%) with imputation for the remaining 70 participants (11.4%). Mean blood pressure dropped from 151.7/86.4 to 138.4/80.2 mm Hg in the intervention group and from 151.6/85.3 to 141.8/79.8 mm Hg in the usual care group, giving a mean difference in systolic blood pressure of -3.4 mm Hg (95% confidence interval -6.1 to -0.8 mm Hg) and a mean difference in diastolic blood pressure of -0.5 mm Hg (-1.9 to 0.9 mm Hg). Results were comparable in the complete case analysis and adverse effects were similar between groups. Within trial costs showed an incremental cost effectiveness ratio of £11 ($15, €12; 95% confidence interval £6 to £29) per mm Hg reduction. CONCLUSIONS The HOME BP digital intervention for the management of hypertension by using self-monitored blood pressure led to better control of systolic blood pressure after one year than usual care, with low incremental costs. Implementation in primary care will require integration into clinical workflows and consideration of people who are digitally excluded. TRIAL REGISTRATION ISRCTN13790648.
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- Richard J McManus
- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX2 6GG, UK
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- Primary Care and Population Sciences Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Primary Care and Population Sciences Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Primary Care and Population Sciences Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Primary Care and Population Sciences Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Primary Care and Population Sciences Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- eHealth Unit, Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health Sciences, University College London, London, UK
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- Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- General Practice and Primary Care, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- UCL Centre for Behaviour Change, University College London, London, UK
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- Primary Care and Population Sciences Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX2 6GG, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX2 6GG, UK
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- Patient and Public Contributor, Bristol, UK
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- Southampton Clinical Trials Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, NIHR UCL Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, University College London, London, UK
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- School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- School of Psychological Science, University of Bristol, UK
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Fraser SDS, Roderick PJ, May CR, McIntyre N, McIntyre C, Fluck RJ, Shardlow A, Taal MW. Correction to: The burden of comorbidity in people with chronic kidney disease stage 3: a cohort study. BMC Nephrol 2020; 21:543. [PMID: 33349233 PMCID: PMC7754571 DOI: 10.1186/s12882-020-02205-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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- Simon D S Fraser
- Academic Unit of Primary Care and Population Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, South Academic Block, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 6YD, UK.
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- Academic Unit of Primary Care and Population Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, South Academic Block, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 6YD, UK
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- The Department of Renal Medicine, Royal Derby Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Derby, Derbyshire, UK
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- Division of Medical Sciences and Graduate-Entry Medicine, University of Nottingham, Derby, UK
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- The Department of Renal Medicine, Royal Derby Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Derby, Derbyshire, UK
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- Division of Medical Sciences and Graduate-Entry Medicine, University of Nottingham, Derby, UK
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- Division of Medical Sciences and Graduate-Entry Medicine, University of Nottingham, Derby, UK
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Grimmett C, Foster C, Bradbury K, Lally P, May CR, Myall M, Pinto B, Corbett T. Exploring maintenance of physical activity behaviour change among people living with and beyond gastrointestinal cancer: a cross-sectional qualitative study and typology. BMJ Open 2020; 10:e037136. [PMID: 33122311 PMCID: PMC7597473 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Revised: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES In the last decade, there has been a rapid expansion of physical activity (PA) promotion programmes and interventions targeting people living with and beyond cancer (LWBC). The impact that these initiatives have on long-term maintenance of PA remains under-researched. This study sought to explore the experiences of participants in order to characterise those who have and have not successfully sustained increases in PA following participation in a PA intervention after a diagnosis of gastrointestinal (GI) cancer, and identify barriers and facilitators of this behaviour. DESIGN Cross-sectional qualitative study. Semi-structured interviews with participants who had previously taken part in a PA programme in the UK, explored current and past PA behaviour and factors that promoted or inhibited regular PA participation. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed using thematic analysis. Themes and subthemes were identified. Differences between individuals were recognised and a typology of PA engagement was developed. PARTICIPANTS Twenty-seven individuals (n=15 male, mean age=66.3 years) with a diagnosis of GI cancer who had participated in one of four interventions designed to encourage PA participation. SETTING UK. RESULTS Seven themes were identified: disease processes, the role of ageing, emotion and psychological well-being, incorporating PA into everyday life, social interaction, support and self-monitoring and competing demands. A typology with three types describing long-term PA engagement was generated: (1) maintained PA, (2) intermittent PA, (3) low activity. Findings indicate that identifying an enjoyable activity that is appropriate to an individual's level of physical functioning and is highly valued is key to supporting long-term PA engagement. CONCLUSION The typology described here can be used to guide stratified and personalised intervention development and support sustained PA engagement by people LWBC.
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- Chloe Grimmett
- Macmillan Survivorship Research Group, School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Macmillan Survivorship Research Group, School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Centre for Clinical and Community Health Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Research Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- NIHR ARC Wessex, School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, Hampshire, UK
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- College of Nursing, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
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- NIHR ARC Wessex, School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, Hampshire, UK
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Duke S, Campling N, May CR, Lund S, Lunt N, Richardson A. Co-construction of the family-focused support conversation: a participatory learning and action research study to implement support for family members whose relatives are being discharged for end-of-life care at home or in a nursing home. BMC Palliat Care 2020; 19:146. [PMID: 32957952 PMCID: PMC7507823 DOI: 10.1186/s12904-020-00647-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Many people move in and out of hospital in the last few weeks of life. These care transitions can be distressing for family members because they signify the deterioration and impending death of their ill relative and forthcoming family bereavement. Whilst there is evidence about psychosocial support for family members providing end-of-life care at home, there is limited evidence about how this can be provided in acute hospitals during care transitions. Consequently, family members report a lack of support from hospital-based healthcare professionals. METHODS The aim of the study was to implement research evidence for family support at the end-of-life in acute hospital care. Informed by Participatory Learning and Action Research and Normalization Process Theory (NPT) we co-designed a context-specific intervention, the Family-Focused Support Conversation, from a detailed review of research evidence. We undertook a pilot implementation in three acute hospital Trusts in England to assess the potential for the intervention to be used in clinical practice. Pilot implementation was undertaken during a three-month period by seven clinical co-researchers - nurses and occupational therapists in hospital specialist palliative care services. Implementation was evaluated through data comprised of reflective records of intervention delivery (n = 22), in-depth records of telephone implementation support meetings between research team members and co-researchers (n = 3), and in-depth evaluation meetings (n = 2). Data were qualitatively analysed using an NPT framework designed for intervention evaluation. RESULTS Clinical co-researchers readily incorporated the Family-Focused Support Conversation into their everyday work. The intervention changed family support from being solely patient-focused, providing information about patient needs, to family-focused, identifying family concerns about the significance and implications of discharge and facilitating family-focused care. Co-researchers reported an increase in family members' involvement in discharge decisions and end-of-life care planning. CONCLUSION The Family-Focused Support Conversation is a novel, evidenced-based and context specific intervention. Pilot implementation demonstrated the potential for the intervention to be used in acute hospitals to support family members during end-of-life care transitions. This subsequently informed a larger scale implementation study. TRIAL REGISTRATION n/a.
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- Sue Duke
- School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, England.
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, England
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- Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 15-17 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9SH, England
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, England
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- Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, England
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- University Hospitals Southampton and School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, England
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Austin RC, Schoonhoven L, Richardson A, Kalra PR, May CR. How do SYMPtoms and management tasks in chronic heart failure imPACT a person's life (SYMPACT)? Protocol for a mixed-methods study. ESC Heart Fail 2020; 7:4472-4477. [PMID: 32940966 PMCID: PMC7754908 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.13010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2020] [Revised: 05/16/2020] [Accepted: 08/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Aims Patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) struggle to follow self‐care plans, which may lead to worsening illness and poor quality of life. Burden of treatment (BoT) describes this workload and its impact on patients' lives. Suggesting the balance between a patient's treatment workload and their capability to manage it is crucial. If BoT is reduced, self‐care engagement and quality of life may improve. This article describes the SYMPACT study design and methods used to explore how symptoms and management tasks impact CHF patients' lives. Methods and results We used a sequential exploratory mixed‐methods design to investigate the interaction between symptoms and BoT in CHF patients. Conclusions If symptoms and BoT are intrinsically linked, then the high level of symptoms experienced by CHF patients may lead to increased treatment burden, which likely decreases patients' engagement with self‐care plans. SYMPACT may identify modifiable factors to improve CHF patients' experience.
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- Rosalynn C. Austin
- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesUniversity of SouthamptonSouthamptonUK
- Department of CardiologyPortsmouth Hospitals University NHS TrustHampshireUK
- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) WessexSouthamptonUK
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- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesUniversity of SouthamptonSouthamptonUK
- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary CareUniversity Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht UniversityUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesUniversity of SouthamptonSouthamptonUK
- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) WessexSouthamptonUK
- Clinical Academic FacilityUniversity Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation TrustTremona RoadSouthamptonUK
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- Department of CardiologyPortsmouth Hospitals University NHS TrustHampshireUK
- Institute of Health and Wellbeing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life SciencesUniversity of Glasgow and the University of PortsmouthGlasgowUK
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- Faculty of Public Health and PolicyLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineLondonUK
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Gilbert AW, Jones J, Jaggi A, May CR. Use of virtual consultations in an orthopaedic rehabilitation setting: how do changes in the work of being a patient influence patient preferences? A systematic review and qualitative synthesis. BMJ Open 2020; 10:e036197. [PMID: 32938591 PMCID: PMC7497523 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To systematically review qualitative studies reporting the use of virtual consultations within an orthopaedic rehabilitation setting and to understand how its use changes the work required of patients. METHODS Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis statement, we conducted a systematic review of papers to answer the research question 'How do changes in the work of being a patient when using communication technology influence patient preferences?' Electronic databases were searched for studies meeting the inclusion criteria in April 2020. RESULTS The search strategy identified 2057 research articles from the database search. A review of titles and abstracts using the inclusion criteria yielded 21 articles for full-text review. Nine studies were included in the final analysis. Six studies explored real-time video conferencing and three explored telephone consultations. The use of communication technology changes the work required of patients. Such changes will impact on expectations for care, resources required of patients, the environment of receiving care and patient-clinician interactions. This adjustment of the work required of patients who access orthopaedic rehabilitation using communication technology will impact on their experience of receiving care. It is proposed that changes in the work of being a patient will influence preferences for or against the use of communication technology consultations for orthopaedic rehabilitation. CONCLUSION We found that the use of communication technology changes the work of being a patient. The change in work required of patients can be both burdensome (it makes it harder for patients to access their care) and beneficial (it makes it easier for patients to access their care). This change will likely to influence preferences. Keeping the concept of patient work at the heart of pathway redesign is likely to be a key consideration to ensure successful implementation. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42018100896.
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- Anthony W Gilbert
- Therapies Department, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, Middlesex, UK
- School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Therapies Department, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, Middlesex, UK
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- Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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Spencer-Bonilla G, Thota A, Organick P, Ponce OJ, Kunneman M, Giblon R, Branda ME, Sivly AL, Behnken E, May CR, Montori VM. Normalization of a conversation tool to promote shared decision making about anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation within a practical randomized trial of its effectiveness: a cross-sectional study. Trials 2020; 21:395. [PMID: 32398149 PMCID: PMC7218532 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-020-04305-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Accepted: 04/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Background Shared decision making (SDM) implementation remains challenging. The factors that promote or hinder implementation of SDM tools for use during the consultation, including contextual factors such as clinician burnout and organizational support, remain unclear. We explored these factors in the context of a practical multicenter randomized trial evaluating the effectiveness of an SDM conversation tool for patients with atrial fibrillation considering anticoagulation therapy. Methods In this cross-sectional study, we recruited clinicians who were regularly involved in conversations with patients regarding anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation. Clinicians reported their characteristics and burnout symptoms using the two-item Maslach Burnout Inventory. Clinicians were trained in using the SDM tool, and they recorded their perceptions of the tool’s normalization potential using the Normalization MeAsure Development (NoMAD) survey instrument and verbally reflected on their answers to these survey questions. When possible, the training sessions and clinicians’ verbal responses to the conversation tool were recorded. Results Our study comprised 183 clinicians recruited into the trial (168 with survey responses and 112 with recordings). Overall, clinicians gave high scores to the normalization potential of the intervention; they endorsed all domains of normalization to the same extent, regardless of site, clinician characteristics, or burnout ratings. In interviews, clinicians paid significant attention to making sense of the tool. Tool buy-in seemed to depend heavily on their ability to see the tool as accurate and “evidence-based” and their perceptions of having time in the consultation to use it. Conclusions While time in the consultation remains a barrier, we did not find a significant association between burnout symptoms and normalization of an SDM conversation tool. Possible areas for improving the normalization of SDM conversation tools in clinical practice include enabling collaboration among clinicians to implement the tool and reporting how clinicians elsewhere use the tool. Direct measures of normalization (i.e., observing how often clinicians access the tool in practice outside of the clinical trial) may further elucidate the role that contextual factors, such as clinician burnout, play in the implementation of SDM. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02905032. Registered on 9 September 2016.
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- Gabriela Spencer-Bonilla
- Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.,Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
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- Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
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- Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.,CONEVID (Unidad de Conocimiento y Evidencia), Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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- Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.,Medical Decision Making, Department of Biomedical Data Sciences, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.,Division of Health Care Policy and Research, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.,Division of Health Care Policy and Research, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA.,Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO, USA
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- Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
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- Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
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- Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA. .,Division of Health Care Policy and Research, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA.
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Gilbert AW, Jones J, Stokes M, Mentzakis E, May CR. Protocol for the CONNECT project: a mixed methods study investigating patient preferences for communication technology use in orthopaedic rehabilitation consultations. BMJ Open 2019; 9:e035210. [PMID: 31831552 PMCID: PMC6924859 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Technology has been placed at the centre of global health policy and has been cited as having the potential to increase efficiency and remove geographical boundaries for patients to access care. Communication technology may support patients with orthopaedic problems, which is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. There are several examples of technology being used in clinical research, although uptake in practice remains low. An understanding of patient preferences will support the design of a communication technology supported treatment pathway for patients undergoing orthopaedic rehabilitation. METHODS AND ANALYSIS This mixed methods project will be conducted in four phases. In phase I, a systematic review of qualitative studies reporting communication technology use for orthopaedic rehabilitation will be conducted to devise a taxonomy of tasks patients' face when using these technologies to access their care. In phase II, qualitative interviews will investigate how the work of being a patient changes during face-to-face and communication technology consultations and how these changes influence preference. In phase III, a discrete choice experiment will investigate the factors that influence preferences for the use of communication technology for orthopaedic rehabilitation consultations. Phase IV will be a practical application of these results. We will design a 'minimally disruptive' communication technology supported pathway for patients undergoing orthopaedic rehabilitation. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The design of a pathway and underpinning patient preference will assist in understanding factors that might influence technology implementation for clinical care. This study requires ethical approval for phases II, III and IV. Approvals have been received for phase II (approval received on 4 December 2016 from the South Central-Oxford C Research Ethics Committee (IRAS ID: 255172, REC Reference 18/SC/0663)) and phase III (approval received on 18 October 2019 from the London-Hampstead Research Ethics Committee (IRAS ID: 248064, REC Reference 19/LO/1586)) and will be sought for phase IV. All participants will provide informed written consent prior to being enrolled onto the study. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42018100896.
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- Anthony William Gilbert
- Therapies Department, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Stanmore, Stanmore, Middlesex, UK
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Faculty of Economic, Social and Political Science, University of Southapton, Southampton, UK
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London, UK
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Bracher M, May CR. Implementing and Embedding Health Informatics Systems - Understanding Organizational Behaviour Change Using Normalization Process Theory (NPT). Stud Health Technol Inform 2019; 263:171-190. [PMID: 31411162 DOI: 10.3233/shti190121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Successful implementation of health informatics systems depends not only on efficient performance of intended tasks, but also integration into existing working relationships and environments. Implementation is an understudied area in health informatics research, and relevant empirical evidence is often absent from strategic decision making. Implementation theories such as Normalization Process Theory (NPT) can help address this gap by providing explanations for relevant phenomena, proposing important research questions, and framing collection and analysis of data. NPT identifies, characterizes, and explains mechanisms that have been empirically demonstrated to affect implementation processes and outcomes. These explanations are generalizable and facilitate comparative investigations. The first section of this chapter introduces the four main constructs of NPT (coherence, cognitive participation, collective action, and reflexive monitoring) and their constituent components. Each component is discussed with reference to a real-world example, and relationships between the four constructs are explored. The second section explores how NPT has been applied in both prospective planning of interventions and their evaluation, as well as retrospective exploration of factors promoting or inhibiting successful implementation. We examine two examples from published literature: firstly, prospective planning of an evaluation study on implementation of a digital health intervention for Type-2 diabetes; and secondly an evaluation of implementation of a new electronic preoperative information system within a surgical pre-assessment clinic. The chapter concludes with reflections on some limitations of NPT as a theoretical framework.
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- Mike Bracher
- School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
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Agreli H, Barry F, Burton A, Creedon S, Drennan J, Gould D, May CR, Smiddy MP, Murphy M, Murphy S, Savage E, Wills T, Hegarty J. Ethnographic study using Normalization Process Theory to understand the implementation process of infection prevention and control guidelines in Ireland. BMJ Open 2019; 9:e029514. [PMID: 31462475 PMCID: PMC6720340 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to explore how infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines are used and understood by healthcare professionals, patients and families. DESIGN Ethnographic study with 59 hours of non-participant observation and 57 conversational interviews. Data analysis was underpinned by the Normalization Process Theory (NPT) as a theoretical framework. SETTING Four hospitals in Ireland. PARTICIPANTS Healthcare professionals, patient and families. RESULTS Five themes emerged through the analysis. Four themes provided evidence of the NPT elements (coherence, cognitive participation, collective action and reflexive monitoring). Our findings revealed the existence of a 'dissonance between IPC guidelines and the reality of clinical practice' (theme 1) and 'Challenges to legitimatize guidelines' recommendations in practice' (theme 3). These elements contributed to 'Symbolic implementation of IPC guidelines' (theme 2), which was also determined by a 'Lack of shared reflection upon IPC practices' (theme 4) and a clinical context of 'Workforce fragmentation, time pressure and lack of prioritization of IPC' (theme 5). CONCLUSIONS Our analysis identified themes that provide a comprehensive understanding of elements needed for the successful or unsuccessful implementation of IPC guidelines. Our findings suggest that implementation of IPC guidelines is regularly operationalised through the reproduction of IPC symbols, rather than through adherence to performance of the evidence-based recommendations. Our findings also provide insights into changes to make IPC guidelines that align with clinical work.
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- Heloise Agreli
- Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland
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- Public Health and Epidemiology, University College Cork National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland
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- Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland
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- Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland
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- Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland
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- Healthcare Sciences, Cardiff University School of Healthcare Studies, Cardiff, UK
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London, UK
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- Public Health and Epidemiology, University College Cork National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland
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- Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland
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- Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland
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- Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland
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- Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland
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- Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland
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Bracher M, Steward K, Wallis K, May CR, Aburrow A, Murphy J. Implementing professional behaviour change in teams under pressure: results from phase one of a prospective process evaluation (the Implementing Nutrition Screening in Community Care for Older People (INSCCOPe) project). BMJ Open 2019; 9:e025966. [PMID: 31401590 PMCID: PMC6701590 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the implementation of a new procedure for screening and treatment of malnutrition for older people in community settings and to identify factors promoting or inhibiting its implementation as a routine aspect of care. DESIGN Prospective process evaluation using mixed methods with pre/post-implementation measures. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Community teams (nursing and allied health professionals) within a UK National Health Service Community Trust. 73 participants were recruited, of which 32 completed both pre-implemetation and post-implementation surveys. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES NoMAD survey for pre-post-intervention measures; telephone interviews exploring participant experiences and wider organisational/contextual processes. METHODS Data prior to implementation of training, baseline (T0-survey and telephone interview) and 2 months following training (T1-follow-up survey). Quantitative data described using frequency tables reporting team type, healthcare provider role group and total study sample; analysis using Wilcoxon rank-sum (subgroup comparison) and Wilcoxon signed-rank (within-group observation point comparison) tests. Qualitative interview data (audio and transcription) analysed through directed content analysis using normalisation process theory. RESULTS High support for nutrition screening and treatment indicated by participants. Concerns expressed around logistical, organisational and specialist dietetic support. Pre-post-training measures indicated a positive impact of training on knowledge of the new procedure; however, most implementation measures saw no significant changes between time points or between subgroups (training participants vs non-participants). Implementation barriers included the following: high levels of training non-completion; vulnerability to attrition of trained staff; lack of monitoring of post-intervention compliance and lack of access to dietetic support. CONCLUSION Greater support necessary to support implementation in relation to monitoring of training completion, and organisational support for nutrition screening and treatment activity. Recommended changes to implementation design are as follows: appointment of a key person to support and monitor procedure compliance; adoption of training as an e-learning module within the existing organisational platform to increase participation in changeable working conditions.
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- Mike Bracher
- School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- Faculty of Health & Social Sciences, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, UK
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- Wessex Academic Health Science Network (AHSN), Southampton, UK
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- Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Department of Human Sciences & Public Health, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, UK
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INTRODUCTION Understanding the impact of cancer and its treatment on people's everyday lives will help prepare people for what to expect, enable health professionals to predict likely recovery trajectories and shape care management according to needs. HORIZONS will recruit people awaiting treatment and follow them up at regular intervals to assess recovery of health and well-being. RESEARCH QUESTIONS What impact does cancer diagnosis and treatment have on people's lives in the short, medium and long term? What are people's health and well-being outcomes, experiences and self-management activities over time across different cancer types and what influences these? How do people connect with and relate to others in mobilising resources that enable them to self-manage the consequences of cancer and treatment? METHODS AND ANALYSIS HORIZONS is a multicentre, prospective cohort study exploring recovery of health and well-being in 3000 people diagnosed with breast cancer (<50 years), non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or gynaecological cancer. Recruitment will take place across National Health Service (NHS) sites in the UK between September 2016 and March 2019, before primary treatment starts. Participants will be identified through clinical teams and invited to complete questionnaires including assessments of quality of life, symptoms and functioning (Quality of Life in Adult Cancer Survivors; European Organisation for Research and Treatment Consortium Core quality of life questionnaire, EORTC-QLQ-C30), health status (EuroQol-5 dimensions, EQ-5D), self-efficacy, social support, social networks and lifestyle. Clinical data will also be collected. Descriptive statistics will characterise outcomes. Changes over time will be investigated. Factors that may influence recovery and self-management will be included in regression models to determine which influence health and well-being and self-management. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Ethics and Health Research Authority approvals granted (IRAS Project ID: 202342, REC reference number 16/NW/0425). Adopted onto the National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Network portfolio. We will engage with our Scientific Advisory Board, Tumour Specific Expert Panels, User Reference Group, Macmillan and the University of Southampton to ensure maximum publicity and benefit.
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- Claire Foster
- School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Social Statistics and Demography, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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Ross J, Stevenson FA, Dack C, Pal K, May CR, Michie S, Yardley L, Murray E. Health care professionals' views towards self-management and self-management education for people with type 2 diabetes. BMJ Open 2019; 9:e029961. [PMID: 31315874 PMCID: PMC6661639 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2019] [Revised: 05/22/2019] [Accepted: 06/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Significant problems with patients engaging with diabetes self-management education (DSME) exist. The role of healthcare professionals (HCPs) has been highlighted, with a lack of enthusiasm, inadequate information provision and poor promotion of available programmes all cited as affecting patients' decisions to attend. However, little is known about HCPs' views towards DSME. This study investigates the views of HCPs towards self-management generally and self-management in the context of DSME more specifically. DESIGN A qualitative study using semi-structured interviews to investigate HCPs views of type 2 diabetes self-management and DSME. Data were analysed thematically and emergent themes were mapped on to the constructs of Normalisation Process Theory (NPT). SETTING Two boroughs in London, UK. PARTICIPANTS Sampling was purposive to recruit a diverse range of professional roles including GPs, practice nurses, diabetes specialist nurses, healthcare assistants (HCAs), receptionists and commissioners of care. RESULTS Interviews were conducted with 22 participants. The NPT analysis demonstrated that while a self-management approach to diabetes care was viewed by HCPs as necessary and, in principle, valuable, the reality is much more complex. HCPs expressed ambivalence about pushing certain patients into self-managing, preferring to retain responsibility. There was a lack of awareness among HCPs about the content of DSME and benefits to patients. Commitment to and engagement with DSME was tempered by concerns about suitability for some patients. There was little evidence of communication between providers of group-based DSME and HCPs or of HCPs engaging in work to follow-up non-attenders. CONCLUSIONS HCPs have concerns about the appropriateness of DSME for all patients and discussed challenges to engaging with and performing the tasks required to embed the approach within practice. DSME, as a means of supporting self-management, was considered important in theory, but there was little evidence of HCPs seeing their role as extending beyond providing referrals.
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- Jamie Ross
- Department of Primary Care & Population Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Primary Care & Population Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Primary Care & Population Health, University College London, London, UK
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London, London, UK
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- Centre for Outcomes Research and Effectiveness, University College London, London, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Health Care Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Primary Care & Population Health, University College London, London, UK
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Bowers HM, Williams SJ, Geraghty AWA, Maund E, O'brien W, Leydon G, May CR, Kendrick T. Helping people discontinue long-term antidepressants: views of health professionals in UK primary care. BMJ Open 2019; 9:e027837. [PMID: 31278099 PMCID: PMC6615882 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The aims of this paper were to identify, characterise and explain clinician factors that shape decision-making around antidepressant discontinuation in UK primary care. DESIGN Four focus groups and three interviews were conducted and analysed using thematic analysis. PARTICIPANTS Twenty-one general practitioners (GPs), four GP assistants, seven nurses and six community mental health team workers and psychotherapists took part in focus groups and interviews. SETTING Participants were recruited from seven primary care regions and two National Health Service Trusts providing community mental health services in the South of England. RESULTS Participants highlighted a number of barriers and enablers to discussing discontinuation with patients. They held a range of views around responsibility, with some suggesting it was the responsibility of the health professional (HP) to broach the subject, and others suggesting responsibility rested with the patients. HPs were concerned about destabilising the current situation, discussed how continuity and knowing the patient facilitated discontinuation talks, and discussed how confidence in their professional skills and knowledge affected whether they elected to raise discontinuation in consultations. CONCLUSIONS Findings indicate a need to consider support for HPs in the management of antidepressant medication and discussions of discontinuation in particular. They may also benefit from support around their fears of patient relapse and awareness of when and how to initiate discussions about discontinuation with their patients.
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- Hannah M Bowers
- Primary Care and Population Sciences, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, Southampton, UK
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- Primary Care and Population Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Primary Care and Population Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Primary Care and Population Sciences, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, Southampton, UK
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- Primary Care and Population Sciences, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, Southampton, UK
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- Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Primary Care and Population Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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Grimmett C, Corbett T, Brunet J, Shepherd J, Pinto BM, May CR, Foster C. Systematic review and meta-analysis of maintenance of physical activity behaviour change in cancer survivors. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 2019; 16:37. [PMID: 31029140 PMCID: PMC6486962 DOI: 10.1186/s12966-019-0787-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2018] [Accepted: 03/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Background Physical activity can improve health and wellbeing after cancer and may reduce cancer recurrence and mortality. To achieve such long-term benefits cancer survivors must be habitually active. This review evaluates the effectiveness of interventions in supporting maintenance of physical activity behaviour change among adults diagnosed with cancer and explores which intervention components and contextual features are associated with effectiveness. Methods Relevant randomised controlled trials (RCTs) were identified by a search of Ovid Medline, Ovid Embase and PsychINFO. Trials including adults diagnosed with cancer, assessed an intervention targeting physical activity and reported physical activity behaviour at baseline and ≥ 3 months post-intervention were included. The behaviour change technique (BCT) taxonomy was used to identify intervention components and the Template for Intervention Description and Replication to capture contextual features. Random effect meta-analysis explored between and within group differences in physical activity behaviour. Standardised mean differences (SMD) describe effect size. Results Twenty seven RCTs were included, 19 were pooled in meta-analyses. Interventions were effective at changing long-term behaviour; SMD in moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) between groups 0.25; 95% CI = 0.16–0.35. Within-group pre-post intervention analysis yielded a mean increase of 27.48 (95% CI = 11.48-43.49) mins/wk. of MVPA in control groups and 65.30 (95% CI = 45.59–85.01) mins/wk. of MVPA in intervention groups. Ineffective interventions tended to include older populations with existing physical limitations, had fewer contacts with participants, were less likely to include a supervised element or the BCTs of ‘action planning’, ‘graded tasks’ and ‘social support (unspecified)’. Included studies were biased towards inclusion of younger, female, well-educated and white populations who were already engaging in some physical activity. Conclusions Existing interventions are effective in achieving modest increases in physical activity at least 3 months post-intervention completion. Small improvements were also evident in control groups suggesting low-intensity interventions may be sufficient in promoting small changes in behaviour that last beyond intervention completion. However, study samples are not representative of typical cancer populations. Interventions should consider a stepped-care approach, providing more intensive support for older people with physical limitations and others less likely to engage in these interventions. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12966-019-0787-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Chloe Grimmett
- School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Southampton Health Technology Assessments Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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Bracher M, Murphy J, Steward K, Wallis K, May CR. What factors promote or inhibit implementation of a new procedure for screening and treatment of malnutrition in community settings? A prospective process evaluation of the Implementing Nutrition Screening in Community Care for Older People (INSCCOPe) project (UK). BMJ Open 2019; 9:e023362. [PMID: 30804028 PMCID: PMC6443076 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Malnutrition remains underdetected, undertreated and often overlooked by those working with older people in primary care in the UK. A new procedure for screening and treatment of malnutrition is currently being implemented by a large National Health Service (NHS) trust in England, incorporating a programme of training for staff working within Integrated Community Teams and Older People's Mental Health teams. Running in parallel, the Implementing Nutrition Screening in Community Care for Older People process evaluation study explores factors that may promote or inhibit its implementation and longer term embedding in routine care, with the aim of optimising sustainability and scalability. METHODS AND ANALYSIS Implementation will be assessed through observation of staff within a single area of the trust, in addition to the procedure development and delivery group (PDDG). Data collection will occur at three observation points: prior to implementation of training, baseline (T0); 2 months following training (T1); and 8 months following training (T2). Observation points will consist of a survey and follow-up semistructured telephone interview with staff. Investigation of the PDDG will involve: observations of discussions around development of the procedure; semistructured telephone interviews prior to implementation, and at 6 months following implementation. Quantitative data will be described using frequency tables reporting by team type, healthcare provider role group, and total study sample (Wilcoxon rank-sum and Wilcoxon signed-rank tests may also be conducted if appropriate. Audio and transcription data will be analysed using Nomarlization Process Theory as a framework for deductive thematic analysis (using the NVIVO CAQDAS software package). ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Ethical approval for the study has been granted through institutional ethical review (Bournemouth University); NHS Research Ethics committee approval was not required. Dissemination will occur through presentations to academic and practitioner audiences and publication results in peer-reviewed academic journals.
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- Mike Bracher
- School of Health Sciences and Social Work, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK
- Visiting Fellow, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, UK
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- Ageing and Dementia Research Centre, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, UK
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- Wessex Academic Health Science Network (AHSN), Southampton, UK
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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Lippiett KA, Richardson A, Myall M, Cummings A, May CR. Patients and informal caregivers' experiences of burden of treatment in lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research. BMJ Open 2019; 9:e020515. [PMID: 30813114 PMCID: PMC6377510 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To identify, characterise and explain common and specific features of the experience of treatment burden in relation to patients living with lung cancer or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and their informal caregivers. DESIGN Systematic review and interpretative synthesis of primary qualitative studies. Papers were analysed using constant comparison and directed qualitative content analysis. DATA SOURCES CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, PsychINFO, Scopus and Web of Science searched from January 2006 to December 2015. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SELECTING STUDIES Primary qualitative studies in English where participants were patients with lung cancer or COPD and/or their informal caregivers, aged >18 years that contain descriptions of experiences of interacting with health or social care in Europe, North America and Australia. RESULTS We identified 127 articles with 1769 patients and 491 informal caregivers. Patients, informal caregivers and healthcare professionals (HCPs) acknowledged lung cancer's existential threat. Managing treatment workload was a priority in this condition, characterised by a short illness trajectory. Treatment workload was generally well supported by an immediacy of access to healthcare systems and a clear treatment pathway. Conversely, patients, informal caregivers and HCPs typically did not recognise or understand COPD. Treatment workload was balanced with the demands of everyday life throughout a characteristically long illness trajectory. Consequently, treatment workload was complicated by difficulties of access to, and navigation of, healthcare systems, and a fragmented treatment pathway. In both conditions, patients' capacity to manage workload was enhanced by the support of family and friends, peers and HCPs and diminished by illness/smoking-related stigma and social isolation. CONCLUSION This interpretative synthesis has affirmed significant differences in treatment workload between lung cancer and COPD. It has demonstrated the importance of the capacity patients have to manage their workload in both conditions. This suggests a workload which exceeds capacity may be a primary driver of treatment burden. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42016048191.
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- Kate Alice Lippiett
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- NIHR CLAHRC Wessex, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- NIHR CLAHRC Wessex, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- NIHR CLAHRC Wessex, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- NIHR CLAHRC Wessex, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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Gilbert AW, Jaggi A, May CR. What is the acceptability of real time 1:1 videoconferencing between clinicians and patients for a follow-up consultation for multi-directional shoulder instability? Shoulder Elbow 2019; 11:53-59. [PMID: 30719098 PMCID: PMC6348581 DOI: 10.1177/1758573218796815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Revised: 06/17/2018] [Accepted: 07/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND The use of real time 1:1 videoconferencing is growing in popularity in clinical practice. Authors have explored the effectiveness and acceptability of videoconferencing for patients; however, little research exists on the viewpoints of clinicians. METHODS Patients with atraumatic shoulder instability attending a tertiary treatment centre were offered the choice of videoconferencing or a face-to-face consultation for their follow-up session. Immediately after the consultation a semi-structured interview was conducted to explore the underlying reasons behind its use and acceptability. RESULTS All clinicians found the use of videoconferencing acceptable provided the patients were aware of its benefits and limitations. Of the 13 patients included in this study, seven chose to undergo a videoconferencing consultation. It was acceptable provided the clinical practice could be modified to achieve the objectives of the consultation. The use of videoconferencing required access to a quiet room with the appropriate technology. CONCLUSION Videoconferencing is not acceptable to all. Benefits included not having to travel and the opportunity to assess and treat patients in their home environment. The use of videoconferencing did not allow for 'hands-on' assessment which was important for less experienced clinicians.
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- Anthony W Gilbert
- Therapies Department, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, UK,Anthony W Gilbert, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust, Brockley Hill, Stanmore HA74LP, UK.
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- Therapies Department, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, UK
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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Finch TL, Girling M, May CR, Mair FS, Murray E, Treweek S, McColl E, Steen IN, Cook C, Vernazza CR, Mackintosh N, Sharma S, Barbery G, Steele J, Rapley T. Improving the normalization of complex interventions: part 2 - validation of the NoMAD instrument for assessing implementation work based on normalization process theory (NPT). BMC Med Res Methodol 2018; 18:135. [PMID: 30442094 PMCID: PMC6238372 DOI: 10.1186/s12874-018-0591-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2017] [Accepted: 10/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Successful implementation and embedding of new health care practices relies on co-ordinated, collective behaviour of individuals working within the constraints of health care settings. Normalization Process Theory (NPT) provides a theory of implementation that emphasises collective action in explaining, and shaping, the embedding of new practices. To extend the practical utility of NPT for improving implementation success, an instrument (NoMAD) was developed and validated. METHODS Descriptive analysis and psychometric testing of an instrument developed by the authors, through an iterative process that included item generation, consensus methods, item appraisal, and cognitive testing. A 46 item questionnaire was tested in 6 sites implementing health related interventions, using paper and online completion. Participants were staff directly involved in working with the interventions. Descriptive analysis and consensus methods were used to remove redundancy, reducing the final tool to 23 items. Data were subject to confirmatory factor analysis which sought to confirm the theoretical structure within the sample. RESULTS We obtained 831 completed questionnaires, an average response rate of 39% (range: 22-77%). Full completion of items was 50% (n = 413). The confirmatory factor analysis showed the model achieved acceptable fit (CFI = 0.95, TLI = 0.93, RMSEA = 0.08, SRMR = 0.03). Construct validity of the four theoretical constructs of NPT was supported, and internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) were as follows: Coherence (4 items, α = 0.71); Collective Action (7 items, α = 0.78); Cognitive Participation (4 items, α = 0.81); Reflexive Monitoring (5 items, α = 0.65). The normalisation scale overall, was highly reliable (20 items, α = 0.89). CONCLUSIONS The NoMAD instrument has good face validity, construct validity and internal consistency, for assessing staff perceptions of factors relevant to embedding interventions that change their work practices. Uses in evaluating and guiding implementation are proposed.
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- Tracy L. Finch
- Department of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, Northumbria University, Coach Lane, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7XA UK
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- Institute of Health & Society, Newcastle University, Baddiley-Clark Building, Richardson Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 4AX UK
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- Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 15-17 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9SH UK
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- General Practice and Primary Care, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, 1 Horselethill Road, Glasgow, G12 9LX UK
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- Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, Upper Floor 3, Royal Free Hospital, Rowland Hill Street, London, NW3 2PF UK
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- Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, 3rd Floor, Health Sciences Building, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD UK
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- Institute of Health & Society, Newcastle University, Baddiley-Clark Building, Richardson Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 4AX UK
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- Institute of Health & Society, Newcastle University, Baddiley-Clark Building, Richardson Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 4AX UK
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- School of Law and Business, University of Northumbria, City Campus East 1, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST UK
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- Centre for Oral Health Research, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4BW UK
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- Department of Health Sciences, College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology, University of Leicester, Centre for Medicine, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH UK
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- Centre for Oral Health Research, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4BW UK
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- International Business and Asian Studies, Griffith University, QLD, Gold Coast, 4222 Australia
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- Centre for Oral Health Research, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4BW UK
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- Department of Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing, Northumbria University, Coach Lane, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7XA UK
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Rapley T, Girling M, Mair FS, Murray E, Treweek S, McColl E, Steen IN, May CR, Finch TL. Improving the normalization of complex interventions: part 1 - development of the NoMAD instrument for assessing implementation work based on normalization process theory (NPT). BMC Med Res Methodol 2018; 18:133. [PMID: 30442093 PMCID: PMC6238361 DOI: 10.1186/s12874-018-0590-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2017] [Accepted: 10/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Understanding and measuring implementation processes is a key challenge for implementation researchers. This study draws on Normalization Process Theory (NPT) to develop an instrument that can be applied to assess, monitor or measure factors likely to affect normalization from the perspective of implementation participants. METHODS An iterative process of instrument development was undertaken using the following methods: theoretical elaboration, item generation and item reduction (team workshops); item appraisal (QAS-99); cognitive testing with complex intervention teams; theory re-validation with NPT experts; and pilot testing of instrument. RESULTS We initially generated 112 potential questionnaire items; these were then reduced to 47 through team workshops and item appraisal. No concerns about item wording and construction were raised through the item appraisal process. We undertook three rounds of cognitive interviews with professionals (n = 30) involved in the development, evaluation, delivery or reception of complex interventions. We identified minor issues around wording of some items; universal issues around how to engage with people at different time points in an intervention; and conceptual issues around the types of people for whom the instrument should be designed. We managed these by adding extra items (n = 6) and including a new set of option responses: 'not relevant at this stage', 'not relevant to my role' and 'not relevant to this intervention' and decided to design an instrument explicitly for those people either delivering or receiving an intervention. This version of the instrument had 53 items. Twenty-three people with a good working knowledge of NPT reviewed the items for theoretical drift. Items that displayed a poor alignment with NPT sub-constructs were removed (n = 8) and others revised or combined (n = 6). The final instrument, with 43 items, was successfully piloted with five people, with a 100% completion rate of items. CONCLUSION The process of moving through cycles of theoretical translation, item generation, cognitive testing, and theoretical (re)validation was essential for maintaining a balance between the theoretical integrity of the NPT concepts and the ease with which intended respondents could answer the questions. The final instrument could be easily understood and completed, while retaining theoretical validity. NoMAD represents a measure that can be used to understand implementation participants' experiences. It is intended as a measure that can be used alongside instruments that measure other dimensions of implementation activity, such as implementation fidelity, adoption, and readiness.
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- Tim Rapley
- Department of Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing, Northumbria University, Coach Lane Campus West, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7XA UK
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- Institute of Health & Society, Newcastle University, Baddiley-Clark Building, Richardson Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 4AX UK
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- Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, 1 Horselethill Road, Glasgow, G12 9LX UK
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- Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, Upper Floor 3, Royal Free Hospital, Rowland Hill Street, London, NW3 2PF UK
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- Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, 3rd Floor, Health Sciences Building, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD UK
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- Institute of Health & Society, Newcastle University, Baddiley-Clark Building, Richardson Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 4AX UK
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- Institute of Health & Society, Newcastle University, Baddiley-Clark Building, Richardson Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 4AX UK
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- Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 15-17 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9SH UK
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- Department of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, Northumbria University, Coach Lane Campus West, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7XA UK
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Roberti J, Cummings A, Myall M, Harvey J, Lippiett K, Hunt K, Cicora F, Alonso JP, May CR. Work of being an adult patient with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review of qualitative studies. BMJ Open 2018; 8:e023507. [PMID: 30181188 PMCID: PMC6129107 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2018] [Revised: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 08/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Chronic kidney disease (CKD) requires patients and caregivers to invest in self-care and self-management of their disease. We aimed to describe the work for adult patients that follows from these investments and develop an understanding of burden of treatment (BoT). METHODS Systematic review of qualitative primary studies that builds on EXPERTS1 Protocol, PROSPERO registration number: CRD42014014547. We included research published in English, Spanish and Portuguese, from 2000 to present, describing experience of illness and healthcare of people with CKD and caregivers. Searches were conducted in MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL Plus, PsycINFO, Scopus, Scientific Electronic Library Online and Red de Revistas Científicas de América Latina y el Caribe, España y Portugal. Content was analysed with theoretical framework using middle-range theories. RESULTS Searches resulted in 260 studies from 30 countries (5115 patients and 1071 carers). Socioeconomic status was central to the experience of CKD, especially in its advanced stages when renal replacement treatment is necessary. Unfunded healthcare was fragmented and of indeterminate duration, with patients often depending on emergency care. Treatment could lead to unemployment, and in turn, to uninsurance or underinsurance. Patients feared catastrophic events because of diminished financial capacity and made strenuous efforts to prevent them. Transportation to and from haemodialysis centre, with variable availability and cost, was a common problem, aggravated for patients in non-urban areas, or with young children, and low resources. Additional work for those uninsured or underinsured included fund-raising. Transplanted patients needed to manage finances and responsibilities in an uncertain context. Information on the disease, treatment options and immunosuppressants side effects was a widespread problem. CONCLUSIONS Being a person with end-stage kidney disease always implied high burden, time-consuming, invasive and exhausting tasks, impacting on all aspects of patients' and caregivers' lives. Further research on BoT could inform healthcare professionals and policy makers about factors that shape patients' trajectories and contribute towards a better illness experience for those living with CKD. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42014014547.
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- Javier Roberti
- FINAER, Foundation for Research and Assistance of Kidney Disease, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- NIHR CLAHRC Wessex, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- NIHR CLAHRC Wessex, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- FINAER, Foundation for Research and Assistance of Kidney Disease, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London, UK
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Andreassen HK, Dyb K, May CR, Pope CJ, Warth LL. Digitized patient-provider interaction: How does it matter? A qualitative meta-synthesis. Soc Sci Med 2018; 215:36-44. [PMID: 30205277 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.08.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2017] [Revised: 08/28/2018] [Accepted: 08/30/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Sociological interest in the digitization of health has predominantly been studied using qualitative approaches. Research in this field has grown steadily since the late 1990's but to date, no synthesis has been conducted to integrate this now rather comprehensive corpus of data. In this paper we present a meta-ethnography of 15 papers reporting qualitative studies of digitally mediated patient - professional interactions. By dissecting the detailed descriptions of digitized practices in this most basic relationship in health care, we explore how these studies can illuminate important aspects of social relations in contemporary society. Our interpretative synthesis enables us to reassert a sociological view that places changes in social structures and interaction at the core of questions about the digitization of health care. Our synthesis of this literature identifies four key concepts that point at structural processes of change. We argue that when patient-professional interactions are digitized, relations are respatialized, and there are reconnections of relational components. These lead to empirically specific reactions, which can be characterized as reconstitutions and renegotiations of social practices which in turn are related to the reconfiguration of basic social institutions. We propose a new direction for exploring the digitalization of health care to illuminate how digital health is related to contemporary social change.
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- Hege K Andreassen
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway; Norwegian Centre for e-health Research, Norway.
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- Norwegian Centre for e-health Research, Norway
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- NIHR CLARHC Wessex University of Southampton, UK; Norwegian Centre for e-health Research, Norway
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Campling N, Cummings A, Myall M, Lund S, May CR, Pearce NW, Richardson A. Escalation-related decision making in acute deterioration: a retrospective case note review. BMJ Open 2018; 8:e022021. [PMID: 30121604 PMCID: PMC6104759 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Revised: 05/02/2018] [Accepted: 07/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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AIM To describe how decision making inter-relates with the sequence of events in individuals who die during admission and identify situations where formal treatment escalation plans (TEPs) may have utility. DESIGN AND METHODS A retrospective case note review using stratified sampling. Two data analysis methods were applied concurrently: directed content analysis and care management process mapping via annotated timelines for each case. Analysis was followed by expert clinician review (n=7), contributing to data interpretation. SAMPLE 45 cases, age range 38-96 years, 23 females and 22 males. Length of admission ranged from <24 hours to 97 days. RESULTS Process mapping led to a typology of care management, encompassing four trajectories: early de-escalation due to catastrophic event; treatment with curative intent throughout; treatment with curative intent until significant point; and early treatment limits set. Directed content analysis revealed a number of contextual issues influencing decision making. Three categories were identified: multiple clinician involvement, family involvement and lack of planning clarity; all framed by clinical complexity and uncertainty. CONCLUSIONS The review highlighted the complex care management and related decision-making processes for individuals who face acute deterioration. These processes involved multiple clinicians, from numerous specialities, often within hierarchical teams. The review identified the need for visible and clear management plans, in spite of the frame of clinical uncertainty. Formal TEPs can be used to convey such a set of plans. Opportunities need to be created for patients and their families to request TEPs, in consultation with the clinicians who know them best, outside of the traumatic circumstances of acute deterioration.
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- Natasha Campling
- School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- NIHR CLAHRC Wessex, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- NIHR CLAHRC Wessex, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- NIHR CLAHRC Wessex, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- NIHR CLAHRC Wessex, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- NIHR CLAHRC Wessex, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- NIHR CLAHRC Wessex, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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May CR, Cummings A, Girling M, Bracher M, Mair FS, May CM, Murray E, Myall M, Rapley T, Finch T. Using Normalization Process Theory in feasibility studies and process evaluations of complex healthcare interventions: a systematic review. Implement Sci 2018; 13:80. [PMID: 29879986 PMCID: PMC5992634 DOI: 10.1186/s13012-018-0758-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 283] [Impact Index Per Article: 47.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2017] [Accepted: 04/24/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Normalization Process Theory (NPT) identifies, characterises and explains key mechanisms that promote and inhibit the implementation, embedding and integration of new health techniques, technologies and other complex interventions. A large body of literature that employs NPT to inform feasibility studies and process evaluations of complex healthcare interventions has now emerged. The aims of this review were to review this literature; to identify and characterise the uses and limits of NPT in research on the implementation and integration of healthcare interventions; and to explore NPT's contribution to understanding the dynamics of these processes. METHODS A qualitative systematic review was conducted. We searched Web of Science, Scopus and Google Scholar for articles with empirical data in peer-reviewed journals that cited either key papers presenting and developing NPT, or the NPT Online Toolkit ( www.normalizationprocess.org ). We included in the review only articles that used NPT as the primary approach to collection, analysis or reporting of data in studies of the implementation of healthcare techniques, technologies or other interventions. A structured data extraction instrument was used, and data were analysed qualitatively. RESULTS Searches revealed 3322 citations. We show that after eliminating 2337 duplicates and broken or junk URLs, 985 were screened as titles and abstracts. Of these, 101 were excluded because they did not fit the inclusion criteria for the review. This left 884 articles for full-text screening. Of these, 754 did not fit the inclusion criteria for the review. This left 130 papers presenting results from 108 identifiable studies to be included in the review. NPT appears to provide researchers and practitioners with a conceptual vocabulary for rigorous studies of implementation processes. It identifies, characterises and explains empirically identifiable mechanisms that motivate and shape implementation processes. Taken together, these mean that analyses using NPT can effectively assist in the explanation of the success or failure of specific implementation projects. Ten percent of papers included critiques of some aspect of NPT, with those that did mainly focusing on its terminology. However, two studies critiqued NPT emphasis on agency, and one study critiqued NPT for its normative focus. CONCLUSIONS This review demonstrates that researchers found NPT useful and applied it across a wide range of interventions. It has been effectively used to aid intervention development and implementation planning as well as evaluating and understanding implementation processes themselves. In particular, NPT appears to have offered a valuable set of conceptual tools to aid understanding of implementation as a dynamic process.
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- Carl R. May
- Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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