COPD patient's experiences of educational films to support PR

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  How do patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease experience a series of educational films to support Pulmonary Rehabilitation?

• IRAS ID

  199500

• Contact name

  Liam/LK Knox

• Contact email

  lik2@aber.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  Aberystwyth University

• Duration of Study in the UK

  1 years, 0 months, 1 days

• Research summary

  Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) refers to a group of lung conditions characterized by airways inflammation, small airways obstruction and progressive loss of lung function. There are 900,000 people diagnosed with COPD in England and Wales but allowing for under-diagnosis, the true prevalence could be 1.5 million. Sufferers are extensive health care users; where COPD is the second most common cause of emergency hospital admission in the UK with direct NHS costs over £800 million per year. Pulmonary Rehabilitation programs (PRPs) aim to provide education and support for patients whilst improving clinical outcomes, however, attendance to these programs can be low.

  A previous study proposes to trial a series of digital films aimed at educating patients about their condition from the comfort of their own home; using outcomes such as, disease knowledge, wellbeing and quality of life. It is also important, however, to investigate how patients interacted with these films alongside their experiences of doing so. Utilising a qualitative analysis will help us understand social phenomena in natural settings, giving emphasis on the meanings, experiences and views of the participant. This study aims to do exactly this. Approximately 20 patients will take part in individual semi-structured interviews, exploring patient’s experiences to using the educational digital films. After transcribing these interviews, a thematic analysis will take place which allows for common themes and patterns in the topics discussed to be identified. Results from these interviews could inform how to improve the digital films for future use; whilst simultaneously providing information about how patients experience the self-management of their condition.

• REC name

  Wales REC 7

• REC reference

  16/WA/0134

• Date of REC Opinion

  3 May 2016

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion