Closing the Gap: Focus Groups with Neuropsych Rehab Participants
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Closing the Gap: Focus Groups with Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Participants
IRAS ID
253777
Contact name
Andrew Bateman
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
Acquired brain injury (ABI), an umbrella term for all injuries to the brain that happen after birth, is an important health issue. With consequences of ABI being physical as well as mental, the need for adequate treatment is high. Over the years, many types of interventions aimed at rehabilitating or supporting people with acquired brain injury have been developed. To evaluate these rehabilitation programmes, we often use standard questionnaires. However, these do not always capture all the effects of a treatment programme (figure 1). Outcomes of holistic rehabilitation programmes, in particular, can be difficult to investigate because they tend to be personal and transcend traditional outcome domains, such as improved confidence and self-efficacy (a sense of being able to achieve important goals). Therefore, with this study, we would like to investigate former clients’ perspectives on participating in a holistic neuropsychological rehabilitation programme in more depth.
User perspectives will be explored using focus groups. Focus groups are group interviews with a particular subject. Compared to one-on-one interviews, focus groups have the advantage of social interactions that can improve the outcomes of the group discussion. Participants will be former clients from different treatment groups. Participants will each join one focus group (2-3 hours). There will be four focus groups in total (figure 2). Focus group data will be clustered to identify things that could be done differently. Also, this study will give insights into how to improve the outcome measurement process.
REC name
West Midlands - Solihull Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
19/WM/0059
Date of REC Opinion
28 Mar 2019
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion