How are Endings Experienced in Community PD Services?
Research type
Research Study
Full title
How are Endings Experienced by Service Users in Community Personality Disorder Services?
IRAS ID
217668
Contact name
Kimberley Webb
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Lincoln
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 3 months, 20 days
Research summary
This research aims to contribute to the existing literature on endings by developing an understanding of service users' ending experiences from community personality disorder services. ‘Ending’ in the current context is defined as the process in therapy when a service user experiences the finishing of their therapy or treatment. Such endings may be directed by the service model, e.g. following a fixed number of sessions or length of time in treatment (planned) or influenced by the service user and their circumstances or as a result of therapy ruptures (unplanned).
The project aims to answer the following questions:
How are planned endings experienced by service users in community PD services?
How are unplanned endings experienced by service users in community PD services?Participants will be recruited via three NHS community PD services, and invited to participate if they meet the inclusion criteria, eg: discharged from the service within the last three months. The project will use a qualitative design. Semi-structured telephone interviews will be conducted and audio recorded with approximately 5-8 participants who have experienced a planned ending and 3-4 individuals who have experienced an unplanned ending. Interview transcripts will be analysed using mixed deductive/ inductive thematic analysis.
This project is being organised and funded by the University of Lincoln.
REC name
Yorkshire & The Humber - Leeds West Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/YH/0221
Date of REC Opinion
31 Aug 2017
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion