Culturally competent mental health services v1.0
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Establishing evidence to inform culturally competent mental health services (EVOLVE)
IRAS ID
319712
Contact name
Yu Fu
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Newcastle University
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 5 months, 29 days
Research summary
Background
A COVID-19 diagnosis has negative effects on mental health. Compared to White British, many ethnic minorities experienced higher levels of anxiety and depression across the pandemic, but they had less support from mental health services. This indicates a need to understand what and how changes in using mental health services impact the health outcomes of ethnic minorities.
This study aims to understand the experience of seeking support for mental health problems during COVID-19 and identify factors that enabled high-quality service provision. With evidence collected, this study will further establish consensus on acceptable, effective, and culturally competent mental health.Methods
A mixed-methods study comprising qualitative interviews and a two-round online modified Delphi study.For interviews, purposive sampling will be used. The study will include service users over 18 years old, from ethnic minority groups with mental health conditions diagnosed a year before the first lockdown. The participants will be recruited from both GP practices and disease-specific services. Interviews will take place face to face, by telephone or online and will last 45-60 minutes. The interview will seek participants’ experiences of seeking care for their mental health problems, services provided and difficulties experiences and solutions proposed.
For the Delphi study, purposive sampling will also be used to recruit an expert panel comprising ethnic minorities (over 18) with mental health conditions, their families or carers, professionals and commissioners from North East and North Cumbria (NENC) and North West (NW). Each of the two-round online surveys will take 20 minutes to complete. Links to the survey will be sent via email. The participants will be asked to rate the importance of each recommendation on a 9-point scale from ‘Not at all important’ to ‘Very important’.
Outcome
Findings will be disseminated broadly to regional and national healthcare audiences, including the integrated care board, academics and clinicians.REC name
West of Scotland REC 5
REC reference
22/WS/0164
Date of REC Opinion
6 Dec 2022
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion