Transitioning from Early Intervention Services (version 1.0)
Research type
Research Study
Full title
What are the experiences of service users, and their carers, of transitioning from the Early Intervention for Psychosis service to other services?
IRAS ID
255296
Contact name
Natalie Jones
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Birmingham
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 4 months, 1 days
Research summary
The Early Intervention for Psychosis (EI) service is for individuals experiencing psychosis for the first time. Individuals can use this service for up to 3 years. After this, individuals move to other services, which might be their GP, community mental health team or more intensive services. Research suggests that discharge from any mental health service is a particularly difficult time for individuals and their family members. There is currently not much research exploring the experiences of people who move from EI to other services. By finding out what this transition is like, we can think about ways to support service users and their family members during this time.
This research will involve interviewing approximately 10-16 participants (5-8 service users and 5-8 carers, if recruitment allows) on a one-to-one basis, to explore their experiences of discharge from the EI service. In this research, the carer refers to the person outside of professional services who supports the individual the most. The participants will be recruited from an EI service that is known to the principal investigator.
During the interviews, open-ended questions will be asked. The interviews will be semi-structured, meaning that participants will have the freedom to elaborate on certain things if they wish, and the chief investigator (CI) will be able to ask further questions on areas that seem important or relevant. The interviews will be recorded using a dictaphone.
The interviews will be analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). The interviews will be typed up individually either by the CI or by an approved transcription service to produce a transcript. The CI will read through the transcripts, making notes of areas of interest and eventually transforming these notes into themes. This helps provide a structure for writing up the findings. Quotes from interviews will be used to back up each theme.
REC name
West Midlands - Solihull Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
19/WM/0073
Date of REC Opinion
12 Apr 2019
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion