Mental Health Stories: The Experiences of People Aged 75 and Older.
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Living With Long-Standing Mental Ill Health In Old Age: A Qualitative Systematic Review And A Narrative Inquiry.
IRAS ID
204372
Contact name
Victoria B. Jagne
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of York
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
N/A,
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 5 months, 30 days
Research summary
Mental illness is more common in older people, who also are more likely to have a range of other long-term diseases. But there is not much research which tells us what it is like for older people when they get a mental illness. This study looks at what older people experience when they get a mental illness. Participants will be asked to talk about their experiences, to tell their ‘stories’, of living with long-standing mental ill health in one-to-one interviews with the researcher or by writing down some of what happens to them and what they feel about it. A collection of these stories can then be used to help doctors, nurses, carers and other mental health workers to understand more fully what mental ill health is like for older people and to base the treatment and care they provide on the knowledge of what older people think, feel and say about their experiences. The aim is to gain deeper insight into the needs of older people with long-standing mental ill health, living in Oxfordshire. Data will be generated using narrative interviews with individuals aged 75-90 diagnosed with one of five most common mental disorders; psychotic, anxiety, mood, personality or dissociative disorders. The interview is likely to last between 1-2 hours. If the discussion seems that it will last longer than 2 hours, participants may be asked for a second interview. At most there will be meetings on 2 occasions but for a maximum of 2 hours each time. This will depend on the participant’s and it is likely to be different for different people. The interviews can take place wherever is most convenient for the participants, at home or in the hospital or clinic if that suits the participant better.
REC name
Social Care REC
REC reference
16/IEC08/0021
Date of REC Opinion
1 Jul 2016
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion