Source Isolation: Patient Experience and Wellbeing
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Source Isolation: Patient Experience and Wellbeing in Healthcare Settings.
IRAS ID
265317
Contact name
John Gammon
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Swansea University
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
RIO 015-19, Sponsor Reference Number - Swansea University
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 7 months, 28 days
Research summary
Healthcare associated infection (HCAI) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. In recent years, there have been high profile successes in infection prevention control (IPC), such as the dramatic reductions in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream infections (which is viewed as one proxy indicator of overall harm) and Clostridium difficile in the UK. Nevertheless, HCAI remains a costly burden to health services, a source of concern to patients and the public and at present, is receiving priority from policy makers as it contributes to the global threat of antimicrobial resistance.
The isolation of patients who are colonised or infected by specific pathogens is recommended in healthcare institutions as part of precautions for preventing transmission. Understanding the experiences of hospitalised patients is essential to driving improvements in healthcare and clinical practice. Knowledge, awareness and understanding of patient experience in hospital isolation settings is crucial to promoting and delivering good quality care and patient wellbeing within the NHS. The proposed study seeks to investigate the ways in which the experience of isolation and patient wellbeing are linked to identify ways of ensuring that the stresses and uncertainties of being placed in source isolation are not intensified by nursing interventions but are reduced to promote effective coping strategies for patients. The study will adopt a mixed method quantitative and qualitative approach; incorporating a survey pack of four validated questionnaires to be completed by patients, in depth interviews with patients and healthcare staff, and cultural analysis.
REC name
North of Scotland Research Ethics Committee 2
REC reference
19/NS/0194
Date of REC Opinion
24 Jan 2020
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion