A Realist Evaluation of Gellinudd Recovery Centre.
Research type
Research Study
Full title
A Realist Evaluation of Gellinudd Recovery Centre, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Physical Health Education.
IRAS ID
250186
Contact name
Jaynie Rance
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Swansea University
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 31 days
Research summary
The World Health Organisation has identified that one in four people will suffer from a mental illness in their lifetime (McManus et al 2016). Mental illness is one of the main causes of the overall disease burden worldwide (Vos et al 2013) and it has been estimated that by 2020 mental illness, mainly depression, will be the second leading contributor to disability worldwide and the global burden of disease (Whiteford et al 2013). It is imperative that mental health interventions are continuously evaluated to not only ensure treatment is effective, but also to ensure the theoretical underpinnings of the intervention are tested and refined to improve knowledge.
Although there is a vast body of recovery-orientated literature for mental health, understanding how it operates within the context of Gellinudd Recovery Centre is important to determine if the service is working as the organisation envisaged. Secondly, there is limited research on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Psychosis, this research could aid current practice and the theoretical development of how, why and for whom this intervention may work. Lastly, it is widely documented that people with serious mental illness have poor physical health, researching how education is working at Gellinudd Recovery Centre could provide theoretical development to tackle this issue.
A realist evaluation will be conducted to understand and determine what works, for whom and in what circumstances at a user-led, not-for-profit recovery-orientated inpatient service, the first of its kind in the United Kingdom. A realist evaluation starts with theories about how the intervention is supposed to work and tests this in practice to develop and refine theoretical knowledge of how the intervention works. The project will use semi-structured realist interviews and analyse routinely collected data to identify the context, mechanisms (resources of the intervention and participants responses) and outcomes of the interventions.REC name
Wales REC 6
REC reference
18/WA/0315
Date of REC Opinion
5 Oct 2018
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion