Enhancing Post-Injury Psychological Intervention and Care (EPPIC) v1.5
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Using rich evidence and forum theatre to enhance practitioner mindlines: a pilot study of a new knowledge mobilisation method applied to post-injury psychological care
IRAS ID
200268
Contact name
Kate Beckett
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of the West of England, Bristol
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 11 months, 31 days
Research summary
Enhancing post-injury Psychological Intervention and Care (EPPIC)
Ethical approval is sought for Stage-1 of this 6 stage project aiming to improve injured adults’ psychological care. Stage-1 aims to collect a range of views about injured adults’ psychological needs and care to inform later development of a joint patient/practitioner workshop using participatory theatre to inspire changes in practice.
This topic is important, we know that every year 5.8 million UK adults attend A&E following an accidental injury, 700,000 are admitted. More than 30% develop psychological problems (e.g. post-traumatic stress disorder) within 12 months. These delay and limit the extent of recovery and increase costs. Research emphasises the need to look after injured peoples’ psychological wellbeing and provides evidence about the best ways to do it. However ‘The Impact of Injuries study’ showed that NHS injured adults’ psychological care is generally poor. This is a good example of the limitations of research in improving practice and need for new ways to impart knowledge to effect change.
Research suggests NHS practitioners need different sources of evidence and types of knowledge to provide effective care and manage the NHS’s complex demands; furthermore evidence suggests practitioner’s knowledge is largely learned through social not formal means. This explains why scientific evidence sometimes fails to make a difference in practice. So this study will combine different forms of knowledge, then represent it in a living performance to try and overcome these barriers. The project lasts for 3 years, earlier stages will help inform later ones, so we are currently applying for Stage-1 ethical approval only. Stage-1, lasting 1 year, aims to capture NHS patient, practitioner and research perspectives on injured adults psychological needs and care (and illustrative patient stories) using semi-structured interviews and focus groups. These activities will take place in NHS settings or patient’s homes.
REC name
North East - York Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/NE/0257
Date of REC Opinion
27 Jul 2016
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion