Having Spinal Tuberculosis.
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Having Spinal Tuberculosis. A phenomenological exploration of the lived experiences of people diagnosed with spinal tuberculosis.
IRAS ID
171379
Contact name
Eamonn McKeown
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
City University London
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 8 months, 25 days
Research summary
Title.
A phenomenological exploration of the lived experiences of people diagnosed with spinal tuberculosis.
The study is for a Masters Dissertation project and is expected to be completed within 6 months. The population to be approached are former and current patients at Imperial College London NHS Trust TB service outpatient’s chest clinic. Participants can be any adult aged 18 years or over, male or female, diagnosed with spinal tuberculosis within the last five years. This qualitative study will ask participants to have a semi structured interview at a venue of their convenience or over the telephone to explore issues and experiences regarding their diagnosis with spinal tuberculosis. This will involve questions related to the start of their symptoms, being investigated, diagnosed, coping with their diagnosis, their care and support needs, the treatment and any impact their condition had on their daily lives. Participants will be interviewed once and their answers digitally recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed thematically. The aim is to explore what their specific issues and experiences are and to formulate recommendations to improve the care of people with spinal tuberculosis.
There is qualitative research with tuberculosis patients but no distinction is made regarding issues pertinent to this specific site of disease. In addition there is qualitative research regarding spinal conditions, but again no research I can find with people who have tuberculosis as the cause of their condition. This study aims to fill a gap in current knowledge.REC name
London - Queen Square Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
15/LO/0875
Date of REC Opinion
1 Jun 2015
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion