ProACTIVE - Qualitative Investigation of Prospective Patient Study
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Programme of research for Alcohol Care Teams: Impact, Value and Effectiveness (ProACTIVE) - Qualitative Investigation of Patient Prospective Study of Alcohol Care Teams
IRAS ID
333788
Contact name
Julia Sinclair
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Southampton
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 8 months, 23 days
Research summary
Few studies have focussed on the impact Alcohol Care Teams(ACTs) may have on patients’ experience in an acute hospital. There is a pressing need to ascertain how ACTs are being implemented, the reasons for any variation in composition, delivery and outcomes, and particularly to understand how patients perceive ACTs and would define what constitutes an ‘optimal’ ACT. The Programme of research for Alcohol Care Teams examining Impact, Value and Effectiveness (ProACTIVE) is commissioned by the National Institute for Health Research(21/614 HS&DR) to inform the future commissioning of hospital-based alcohol services in England.
This protocol pertains to the qualitative investigation (Work Package 3b) being undertaken as part of the Prospective Patient Study-PPS (Work Package 2a) of ProACTIVE. The PPS has already received a positive ethical opinion (IRAS project ID: 330296) and this is a linked study.
This qualitative investigation will be undertaken in the three intervention sites of the PPS, acute hospitals with optimised ACTs (the site selection process is currently in progress). This study has three components:
1. Semi-structured interviews with a purposive sample of 12-18 ACT staff directly involved in implementing or delivering ACT services.
2. Semi-structured interviews with a purposive sample of 20-30 patients who, having been seen by the ACT, were recruited to the prospective patient study and completed follow-up at six months.
3. Non-participant observation of alcohol care teams in each of the three acute hospital PPS sites.The findings will contribute to an understanding of the barriers and facilitators to the operationalisation and delivery of ACTs, from the perspective of staff and patients. The qualitative findings will be written-up for publication, and integrated into the development of a guiding principles toolkit for the delivery of an optimised ACT, which will notably include patient defined ‘impact’ and ‘outcomes’.
REC name
Wales REC 7
REC reference
24/WA/0016
Date of REC Opinion
30 Jan 2024
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion