Developing self-compassion in NHS -1
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Developing self-compassion within teams: a feasibility study of a compassion-focused group programme for staff working in NHS inpatient mental health services.
IRAS ID
265235
Contact name
Kamila Drobinska
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
School of Psychology, Bangor University
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
N/A, N/A
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 4 months, 29 days
Research summary
The proposed research aims to build on the existing literature and research on the subject of compassion and interventions to increase staff’s wellbeing. To date, there is little research on interventions targeting the well-being of staff working in NHS inpatient mental health services.
The main aim of the research is to explore and evaluate a compassion-focused group programme for staff working in NHS inpatient mental health services - how feasible and acceptable such intervention is, for this staff group.
Participants will ideally consist of a range of staff (nurses, health care assistants, OTs, psychiatrists) working in mental health services within Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. It is hoped that participants will consist also of staff in leadership roles (i.e. managers and modern matrons).
A mixed methods approach will be employed to examine the feasibility of the intervention:
1. Qualitative semi-structured interview during a focus group to explore their immediate experience of the intervention and individual interviews with participants,
2. Quantitative feasibility and acceptability measures administered after each session of the intervention.The intervention will be delivered by the clinical psychologist(s) embedded in the service(s) of interest. The trainee clinical psychologist will not be involved in the facilitation of the intervention that is planned to take place in the service. The trainee clinical psychologist will be involved in the research - she will facilitate the focus group(s) and
a semi-structured interview schedule will be employed to explore participants experience of the programme - their motivation to attend, what the most/least helpful part was of the organisation part and content, what could be improved, etc.. Some of these themes will also be explored during the individual interviews with participants who attended and did not attend the intervention. The interviews will be audio recorded, transcribed and analysed by the trainee clinical psychologist (Principal Investigator).REC name
N/A
REC reference
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