Quality and Continuity of Medication Management at Transition
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Investigating the Quality and Continuity of Medication Management when People with Dementia move between the Care Home and Hospital Setting
IRAS ID
224606
Contact name
Suzanne E Hill
Contact email
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 6 months, 1 days
Research summary
This study will investigate the impact of policy, process and practice on the quality and continuity of medication management, when people with dementia move between the care home and hospital setting. For the purposes of this study, ‘quality’ is defined as: Safe, effective, timely, efficient, person-centred and equitable (IoM, 2001). The overall purpose of this research is to provide deeper understanding of current practice; identify examples of best practice and potential areas for improvement. This will allow recommendation for components of an intervention.
The study consists of three phases and this application refers to phase I. Separate ethical approval will be sought for subsequent phases. Phase I focuses on the ‘care home end’ of the transfer between care home and hospital. It proposes a mixed methods approach, including: examination of care home policy/guidelines in the context of local/national guidance; direct observation of medication systems and practice related to resident admission to/ discharge from hospital; review records made/ documentation used at transfer to understand the impact on the quality and continuity of medication management. The sequence and timing of medication-related events and communication will be mapped from decision to admit, to 2-4 weeks post-discharge. The final phase will gain the perspectives of care home managers, staff, residents with dementia and their families, through interview. The theoretical domains framework (TDF) will be used to allow examination of possible explanations for behaviour, using a number of psychological theories.
REC name
Yorkshire & The Humber - Bradford Leeds Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/YH/0428
Date of REC Opinion
24 Jan 2018
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion