SMILE intervention development
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Enabling Service Users with Severe Mental Illness to Learn about and Engage (SMILE) with Good Oral Health: Co-production, Feasibility and Acceptability of a Systems intervention
IRAS ID
349614
Contact name
Masuma Pervin Mishu
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 11 months, 31 days
Research summary
Tooth decay and tooth loss can have a big impact on general health and quality of life, and cause pain and difficulty when eating. This can reduce self-esteem and lead to problems in everyday life. People living with severe mental illness are much more likely to have tooth decay and to have lost their natural teeth.
This can be due to several challenges related to mental illness, their use of medication and lack of support from health services. Oral health is often a low priority in caring for people with mental illness. We aim to create a support system in mental healthcare settings that will support them to maintain regular oral hygiene and help them enjoy
good oral health. We have already talked to people who experience mental ill health, their families and carers and mental health staff. We know their views on what makes good oral health easier and the problems they can often face. This gives us some initial ideas of what a good support system might look like.
Our project will build on these ideas over two phases. This application is for the ethics approval of the first phase, which is co production of the intervention. Firstly, we will develop an intervention development group with people who experience mental ill health, their families and carers, dental health experts and mental health staff. We will hold four half-day workshops (online and face-to-face) to agree on what our support system will look like (co-produce the intervention) and develop related training materials.
We will have a separate Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) panel, where we will invite people who use mental health services and service users to contribute to the project by giving feedback on the intervention and training materials. We will conduct four online PPI panel meetings.REC name
West Midlands - South Birmingham Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
24/WM/0267
Date of REC Opinion
24 Jan 2025
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion