A feasibility study for the acceptance and delivery of PYTA-UK
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Developing an adapted parent-youth teamwork intervention to improve medication adherence among adolescents with asthma: a feasibility study
IRAS ID
291105
Contact name
Pamela Rackow
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Stirling
Duration of Study in the UK
2 years, 5 months, 30 days
Research summary
A PYTA intervention (Parent Youth Teamwork Approach) has been developed in the US to assist adolescents (age 9-15 years) and their parents to work together to promote adolescent responsibility and adherence in taking asthma medication. The overarching principal is negotiating responsibilities and parental involvement for medication adherence between parents and adolescents, facilitated by electronic monitoring (EM). This study assesses the feasibility and acceptability of PYTA-UK. The intervention will be delivered by an asthma nurse, trained to deliver the intervention content, in NHS Grampian. A group of approximately 10 parents-adolescents dyads in NHS Grampian will be recruited though the asthma nurse on the project by patient referrals. The participants will take part in 4 intervention sessions that are led by the asthma nurse. The main outcomes will include the feasibility of the recruitment process and delivery of the intervention, including the measurement tools, the acceptability of the intervention for both the participants and the asthma nurse and the adherence to the programme. In order to measure acceptability of the intervention, online questionnaires and audio/video recorded sessions will be conducted to provide an insight into peoples’ experiences of taking part. The asthma nurse will also be asked to complete a questionnaire after each session to evaluate acceptability (e.g. perceived utility) and feasibility (e.g. recruitment, retention). The findings will help enhance the intervention by making appropriate modifications to the processes and procedures involved, following the recommendations made by the Medical Research Council framework.
REC name
West of Scotland REC 5
REC reference
21/WS/0062
Date of REC Opinion
23 Jun 2021
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion