Barriers to self-management strategies in neurological patients: a com
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Barriers to self-management strategies in neurological patients: a comparison of patients and health professionals’ perceptions
IRAS ID
246448
Contact name
Hannah Spring
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
York St John University
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 3 months, 1 days
Research summary
The aim of the study is to compare patients and health professionals’ perception of barriers to implementing self-management strategies in adults with a neurological condition.
This quantitative study will employ a non-experimental design using questionnaires to identify surrounding barriers to self-management strategies; identify the importance to the local demographic and compare this to the knowledge and understanding of health professional’s using the patient feedback as a comparator.The study will gain a maximum of 50 patient questionnaires and 30 professionals questionnaires.
There is a large amount of high quality evidence analysing the barriers to implementation of self-management strategies however this is limited in patients with neurological conditions and no research was found that compares health professionals’ perceptions to that of the patients themselves.
The possible findings of the study could be very important to the local area in identifying prioritisation of service developments to increasing engagement in self-management strategies. The study could also highlight a difference in perception of patients and allied health professionals highlighting further training needs.
The research may provide a base in which to conduct further studies in other geographical areas as suggested by Barlow et al. (2002). The study may also provide a base in which to conduct an experimental study design by introducing specific variables based on the areas highlighted as the most significant barriers (Barlow et al. 2002 and Foster et al. 2010).
Any improvements to engagement in self-management as a result of the study or further similar studies is likely to have a positive effect on patients overall physical and psychological health (Foster et al. 2010; Barlow et al. 2002; Bayliss et al. 2003 and Rosinaho et al. 2006). A further advantage of improved self-management strategies is gained through a reduction in costs to the NHS with a decrease in re-referrals into services or prevention of admissions to hospitals (Bevan et al. 2011).REC name
London - West London & GTAC Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/LO/0759
Date of REC Opinion
3 May 2018
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion