Support experiences at community HIV clinics
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The support experience of people who use specialist community HIV clinics
IRAS ID
263230
Contact name
Amelia Eleftheriades
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 11 months, 31 days
Research summary
What is the support experience of people who use specialist community HIV clinics?
HIV is a significant long term health condition that has emotional as well as physical impacts. People living with HIV should be offered support. People may benefit from different types of support. It can help if clinics offer the type of support that suits the people using those clinics. This study aims to improve our understanding of how people who use specialist NHS community HIV clinics run by “iCaSH” (Integrated Contraception and Sexual Health) experience support and what kind of support would be most useful to offer.
The study aims to interview HIV clinic users about their experiences and then look for themes in what they have all said. Any adult over 18, who is currently registered with an iCaSH specialist HIV clinic in East Anglia may take part if they are able to provide informed consent and willing to attend their local clinic to participate. The study involves an interview conducted in English and will take about one hour, with up to about 20 minutes to prepare. Interview questions will be about the participants’ experience of support in relation to living with HIV. With permission, the researcher will audio-record the interview. Participants will be given an opportunity to check the transcript of their interview afterwards if they want to. The researcher will look at all the transcripts in detail to see what themes come up. Findings will be written up in a in a way that does not identify participants. A summary report will be shared with participants and findings could help clinic teams think about what kind of support to offer in the future.
REC name
East of England - Cambridge South Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
19/EE/0305
Date of REC Opinion
18 Nov 2019
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion