An exploration of outcome and treatment preferences in OA
Research type
Research Study
Full title
An exploration of mental health related outcome and treatment preferences in treatment seeking older adults
IRAS ID
260465
Contact name
Hamish J McLeod
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
NHS Lanarkshire
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 10 months, 31 days
Research summary
An exploration of mental health related outcome and treatment preferences in treatment seeking older adults using a card sort method.
There is growing evidence that considering patients’ preferences increases their satisfaction and attendance for treatment, which can lead to better results. To date, few studies have looked into what older adults may hope to gain when attending services and what types of treatment they prefer. The current study will aim to develop a quick and user-friendly way to elicit goals for treatment and the preferred ways for achieving these. The aim will also be to lay ground for further research in the area and to have an acceptable method that may be used within research and clinical settings. Participants will be older people currently receiving or waiting to receive psychological therapies from the NHS Lanarkshire Psychological Therapies for Older People service. Anyone who is considered eligible to receive outpatient treatment will be eligible, provided they are able to give consent and they have no diagnosis of intellectual disability or cognitive impairment. Participants will be invited to NHS Lanarkshire sites where they would typically receive psychological treatment. They would be asked to take part in a card sort task, which may last between 30 minutes and one hour. They would be given a set of cards with treatment outcomes, and asked to rank them from most to least important. Similarly, they would be asked to rank listed treatment options. They would then be asked to pick the most important treatment outcomes to them, and identify which of the available treatment options they would find acceptable for their chosen outcomes. Developing an acceptable method for eliciting preferences can support services to make sure that patients’ wishes are incorporated into service planning and the types of treatments that are offered.
REC name
West of Scotland REC 1
REC reference
19/WS/0096
Date of REC Opinion
8 Jul 2019
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion