Exploration of the role of meaningful activities in acute hospitals
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Exploration of the role of activities and implementation of meaningful activities to support patients with cognitive impairment during an acute hospital stay
IRAS ID
233771
Contact name
Monika Rybacka
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Oxford Brookes University
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 6 months, 1 days
Research summary
The purpose of this study is to quantify the impact of the use of staff completing activities with patients with cognitive impairment in the acute hospital setting. The activity co-ordinators/staff providing meaningful activity will complete a range of activities such as arts and crafts and involvement in musical activities. The study will include an exploration of: the lived experience of being an activity co-ordinator or providing meaningful activity, defining meaningful activities, the impact of activity co-ordinators/staff providing meaningful activity on ward staff, family members of patients with cognitive impairment. The study will involve the collection of qualitative data from patients' family members and ward staff involved in their care, which will be combined with routine collected hospital audit data, alongside the experience of being an activity coordinator/staff providing meaningful activity. This approach will inform the development of a standardized job description for activity coordinators in an acute setting, packages of activities for all ward staff to be able to engage with in the absence of activity coordinators, and training and induction programmes for activity coordinators/staff providing meaningful activity.
REC name
HSC REC B
REC reference
18/NI/0050
Date of REC Opinion
1 May 2018
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion