Evaluating the IAPT Service - Mixed Methods

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Mixed Methods - An evaluation of Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) service offered to Black, Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities

• IRAS ID

  306488

• Contact name

  Paige Clarke-Jeffers

• Contact email

  Paige.Clarke-Jeffers@mail.bcu.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  Birmingham City University

• Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier

  n/a, n/a

• Duration of Study in the UK

  2 years, 10 months, 4 days

• Research summary

  
  The research question addressed: ‘What are BAME experiences of using and receiving treatment in the IAPT service?. This research is important as research has shown that individuals from a BAME background are less likely to recover in the IAPT service. In 2017/18 for white IAPT service-users recovery was 51.7% whereas for BAME groups it was 46.7% (Moller et al., 2019). In 2018/19 the recovery rates had a small increment with 53% recovery for white individuals and 46% for ethnic minorities backgrounds (Baker, 2020). Therefore, this research wants to understand why this is the case for BAME service-users which can improve patients experience in the service.

  The participants will first fill out an online questionnaire form that will take 5 minutes that will include basic demographic information such as their age, religion, ethnicity etc. as well as questions such as what psychological treatment they are receiving, the format of delivery (online, phone, group). Once the questionnaire has been completed the participant will contact the researcher to arrange a 1-2-1 interview. The 1-2-1 interviews will take place on Microsoft teams with BAME IAPT service-users that are currently using the service. The interview is aimed to last 35-60 minutes.

  Additionally, the second research question: ‘A cross-cultural exploration into what factors make BAME service-users less likely to recover in the IAPT service compared to non-BAME service-users; when receiving evidence-based psychological interventions to treat CMHDs?’.

  The secondary data will be retrieved from NHS digital (freedom of information request, to gather more in-depth analysis as the public information is not enough) for IAPT sites in the West and East Midlands.
  

• REC name

  West Midlands - Solihull Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  22/WM/0086

• Date of REC Opinion

  27 May 2022

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion