ADMISSION-QUAL v1.0
Research type
Research Study
Full title
ADMISSION-QUAL: Understanding experiences of hospital care for multiple long-term conditions: a study of patient perspectives
IRAS ID
316980
Contact name
Avan Sayer
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Newcastle University
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 4 months, 30 days
Research summary
Hospital care is primarily oriented around single health conditions, yet many people admitted to hospital live with more than one chronic health condition, otherwise known as multiple long-term conditions (MLTC). MLTC, which affect 1 in 4 adults, and 2 in 3 people aged 65 and over, are becoming increasingly common, impacting healthy life expectancy and often giving rise to complex health and social care needs.
Current evidence suggests that people living with MLTC have longer hospital stays, slower recovery periods and poorer experiences of hospital care, but in-depth understandings of the experiences people with MLTC have in hospital are limited. How healthcare experiences might be shaped by life course and biography, for example as people age with MLTC, remains poorly understood.
This research will provide unique insights into how people with MLTC with diverse sociodemographic characteristics experience hospital care. We will conduct an initial interview with all participants, and then conduct two further interviews over the course of a year with half the participants. The study will provide information on how people with MLTC experience care in hospital, but will also provide context from their lives that will help us to understand their experiences. Findings from this research will provide evidence on how hospital care might best be configured to improve care for the increasing numbers of people living with MLTC.
REC name
Wales REC 3
REC reference
23/WA/0045
Date of REC Opinion
14 Feb 2023
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion