Holistic Integrated Lifestyle Service Evaluation
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Holistic Integrated Lifestyle Service Evaluation
IRAS ID
235619
Contact name
Aoife Mahon
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Bedfordshire
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 6 months, 31 days
Research summary
The Holistic Integrated Lifestyle Service, piloted in Luton, provides patients with the opportunity to access a variety of services to help patients self-manage their own physical and mental health, reducing demands on NHS primary care. The model allows patients to access lifestyle workshops, including weight management, cease smoking and cooking classes, as well as Social Prescription services such as counselling and social groups. To access the model, patients are referred through GP or self-referral to third sector healthcare providers, such as Live Well Luton. Once referred all patients complete a Health and Wellbeing Assessment. This assessment, which includes a shorter version of the Patient Activation Measure (PAM), the PAM-13, aims to assess the level of additional support needed to help patients manage their own healthcare. The PAM-13 scores are divided into four levels. Level 1 patients are referred to Social Prescription Navigators for social prescription services. Level 2 and 3 patients are offered lifestyle based support from services such as Live Well Luton which includes weight management and cease smoking workshops. Level 4 patients are offered more independent support such as online support groups. This study will focus on engagement with- and outcomes of- this Holistic Integrated Lifestyle Service model. Examining feedback from service users and healthcare providers will help inform the design for future models. All patients that have been referred to the Holistic Integrated Lifestyle Service are eligible to participate in the study. Potential participants, including service users and healthcare providers, will be invited to a semi-structured audio-recorded interview, lasting approximately thirty minutes. Audio-recordings will be transcribed and all identifiable information will be removed (anonymised). The framework approach will be used to analyse data. Correlation analysis will be used to analyse clinical outcomes data collected from the Health and Wellbeing Assessment.
REC name
London - Central Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/LO/0254
Date of REC Opinion
12 Feb 2018
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion