Team Formulation for Older People: A Case Series Approach
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Team Formulation for Supporting the Care of Older People within an Inpatient Mental Health Service: A Case Series Approach
IRAS ID
215613
Contact name
Nicole Geach
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Lincoln
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
There has been an increase in clinical psychologists collaborating with staff teams to create a shared, psychological understanding of a service user's presenting problems. This practice is termed team formulation and is typically used in services that provide direct care to individuals with complex presentations. Team formulation meetings aim to support staff teams to develop an explanation or understanding of service user’s presenting problems. This understanding is used to inform a collaborative care and support plan.
However, there is a lack of research into team formulation. Little is known about how team formulation works (the process) and whether this practice results in changes to staff care or to service user’s presenting problems (outcomes). This research aims to investigate the efficacy of team formulation for supporting the care of older people within an inpatient mental health service.
The sample will compromise of up to 6 cases. Each case will include: (1) One service user from an NHS older adult inpatient mental health ward, whose length of stay is estimated to be at least six weeks; (2) their named nurse and; (3) staff who attend the service user’s team formulation meeting (part of usual care). The expected duration of participant involvement is six weeks.
Qualitative (a change interview) and quantitative (questionnaire and observations) data from both the service user and staff perspective will be collected before and after the team formulation meeting. This data will be used to examine if any change has occurred, and if so, whether the change can be linked to the team formulation meeting.
This research may help us to understand which parts of team formulation are useful and inform how clinical psychologists can collaborate effectively with inpatient staff teams in the future.
REC name
Yorkshire & The Humber - Leeds West Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/YH/0023
Date of REC Opinion
15 Mar 2017
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion