Exploring and developing positive experiences of values based practice
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Exploring and developing positive experiences of values based practice in a Mental Health acute ward using appreciative action research.
IRAS ID
134931
Contact name
Marie McCaig
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
UWS
Research summary
Values based practice describes interventions which reflect personal preferences, needs and ideas. This ideal, person centred process appears to be difficult to operationalize and evidence in practice and articulate in literature. Research into practice in Mental Health acute wards invariably operates on a positivist frame, focussing on learning from what went wrong as opposed to what went well. Literature on people’s experiences of positive values based practice in acute wards is scarce and where this does exist is unreflective of the voices of all concerned.
Aim
To explore and develop positive experiences of values based practice in a Mental Health acute ward using appreciative action research.
Method
Appreciative action research (AAR) combines appreciative inquiry with action research. This collaborative approach supports individuals, teams and organisations to move in the direction of what they study: affirmative topic choice is vital.
Sampling is purposive: staff (25), students (5), patients (10) and families (10) over an 11 month period.
Analysis
The AAR process consists of a 4-D cycle alongside implementation, evaluation and feedback stages:
Discovery: examples of positive values based practice are identified
Dream: positive practice is envisioned through reflecting on data from discovery
Design: processes are created that support the ideal, in this case positive values based practice
Destiny: strategies that strive for the ideal are developed.
Data from AAR stages will include field notes of observations, transcripts of interviews /focus groups. Thematic and content analysis and creation of an inquiry matrix will be supported by concurrent analysis, member checking and software.
Ethical considerations
Issues and processes relating to inclusivity, consent and confidentiality will be clear from the outset. Consent will therefore be not assumed to be open- ended and will be revisited prior to each of the data collection stages.REC name
Scotland A REC
REC reference
14/SS/1033
Date of REC Opinion
20 Aug 2014
REC opinion
Unfavourable Opinion