Exploring the user experience of CGA-Q
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Exploring the experience of patients, carers, and healthcare clinicians of the CGA-Q, a tool to facilitate person-centred Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA)
IRAS ID
337803
Contact name
Rebekah Schiff
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 3 months, 0 days
Research summary
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) is a multi-disciplinary, multi-domain intervention that involves reviewing an older person’s physical, psychological, functional, social and environmental health and then implementing a plan in collaboration with the patient and/or carer. Its purpose is to facilitate a holistic assessment of an older person that considers the multiple, and potentially overlapping, issues they may be experiencing. CGA is known to reduce the risk of someone dying or moving into a care facility.
Person-centred care focuses on the needs and expectations of an individual, rather than a single disease or process. It improves the individual’s quality of life and satisfaction with their care. Its impact on outcomes is such that the World Health Organisation has called it a key priority in healthcare delivery.
Although comprehensive, the CGA is not necessarily person-centred. The CGA-questionnaire (CGA-Q) is a patient/carer administered questionnaire developed by a team of geriatricians, primary care physicians and public health professionals. It consists of 20 tick-box questions covering 7 domains within the CGA. Its purpose is to facilitate person-centred care by allowing the user of the questionnaire to identify which areas of their physical, psychological, functional, social and environmental health are of concern. The questionnaire is then given to the clinician conducting the CGA so they can concentrate on the topics that are important to the patient. The CGA-Q is currently part of routine care in some NHS outpatient geriatrics clinics.
The aim of this study is to explore the patient, carers, and healthcare professionals' experience of using the CGA-Q. The study will do this by inviting patients, informal carers and healthcare professionals to participate in focus groups. The results will help to inform how the CGA-Q may impact the wider delivery of CGA-Q.
REC name
East of England - Essex Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
24/EE/0144
Date of REC Opinion
21 Aug 2024
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion