Evaluating clinicians’ experience of using rapport measurement tools.
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Evaluating clinicians’ experience of using rapport measurement tools with people with learning disabilities who present challenging behaviour.
IRAS ID
143473
Contact name
Maria A Hurman
Contact email
Research summary
The research question is: Do the rapport measurement tools provide useful data which can be used in routine clinical practice for people with an intellectual disability whose behaviour presents a challenge?
This study follows on from previous work in which the Indicators of Rapport Measure and the Rapport Rating Scale were developed. The rationale for the current study is to explore the use of these (and associated) rapport measurement tools in wider clinical practice. This is primarily a qualitative study using Action Research to gather information on the clinician’s experience that will help to refine the measures.
Clinicians with responsibility for assessment of people with intellectual disability whose behaviour presents a challenge will be identified and their participation sought. Clinicians will be given a toolkit of rapport measurement tools and trained in conducting assessments using these tools by the chief investigator. Clinicians will be asked to identify potential participants with an intellectual disability from their caseloads and will be supported to seek their informed consent to the rapport measurement tools being used as part of the assessment and treatment process. Some, perhaps many, of the potential participants with intellectual disability, will lack capacity to give informed consent. In these circumstances, consistent with the Mental Capacity Act, consultees will be sought and their declarations made about the person with intellectual disability’s participation in the research. Clinicians will use rapport measurement tools in the same settings that they conduct the rest of their clinical work, typically the person’s home or day service.
Support and guidance will be given to clinicians throughout the study to ensure that they are using the rapport measurement tools correctly. The experience of clinicians will be obtained by interview.
Rapport measurement is expected to form a relatively minor part of the work clinicians are conducting anyway.REC name
London - Camden & Kings Cross Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
14/LO/0262
Date of REC Opinion
6 Mar 2014
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion