Individual patient and staff activity on in-patient stroke wards V1
Research type
Research Study
Full title
An exploration of individual patient and ward staff activity on in-patient stroke wards using behavioural mapping and non-participant observation
IRAS ID
340328
Contact name
Rachel C Stockley
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Central Lancashire
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
N/A, N/A
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 5 months, 31 days
Research summary
Stroke is a common disability often resulting in challenges with a variety of important life functions. Rehabilitation is an essential part of post stroke care. New guidelines recommend that activities to promote and support recovery are increased, therefore stroke services to look at new approaches and interventions to achieve this. A detailed understanding of the features of the situation (context) into which new approaches and interventions are to be introduced is vital for them to become a regular part of usual post stroke care. Research exploring the context of acute and rehabilitation in-patient stroke wards in the UK is limited. The typical daily activities of patients and of ward staff is an aspect of context which has not yet been explored but which will influence the introduction, uptake and long term use of a new approach or intervention.
This research will take place within in-patient specialist stroke services. It will involve the observation of the activities within a ward setting focusing on staff activities and the activities of individual stroke survivor participants who are well enough to undertake rehabilitation. Two observation methods will be used to collect the study data. Non-participant observation will involve the researcher being present on the ward and observing and recording what is happening in the general ward environment. Behavioural mapping recruits individual stroke survivor participant who are then observed at regular intervals and their activity is noted against a pre-determined list of activities.
The analysis of the observation data will help the research team to better understand the context of in-patient specialist stroke services in order to inform how new approaches and interventions may be integrated into current care.
Full details are given in the study protocol (Appendix 1).
REC name
East of Scotland Research Ethics Service REC 2
REC reference
24/ES/0047
Date of REC Opinion
8 Jul 2024
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion