The Impact of an Expert Trainer Role on Patient Rated Outcomes
Research type
Research Study
Full title
A Qualitative study assessing the impact of an Expert Trainer role on Patient Rated Outcome Measurement in an EIP Service.
IRAS ID
211999
Contact name
Paula Maddison
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Tees Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 5 months, 2 days
Research summary
The government has set a requirement that Mental Health Service providers have to record and evaluate the effectiveness of the service which they provide. They are required to do this from the perspective of the patient (using patient rated outcome measures (PROMs)). The government has provided a list of measurement tools which can be used to do this and Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV) have chosen to use the Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well Being Scale(SWEMWBS) which is a self-reported measure of patient well-being.
Since evaluation of patient outcomes commenced the number of SWEMWBS that have been completed has been relatively low. TEWV have recently employed an “Expert Trainer” who will be working within an Early Intervention into Psychosis (EIP) team to give support to patients when they are completing the SWEMWBS. One of the main aims of this role is to increase the number of completed SWEMWBS that can be evaluated but also to provide clinicians with a graph displaying the SWEMWBS scores to enable progress to be tracked and to be available to clinicians when planning patient care.
All patients who are currently receiving care from the EIP team and all new referrals will be supported in completing the SWEMWBS and all will be given the opportunity to take part in the research.
The research project has three main aims:
1) Has the role of the “Expert Trainer” increased the number of completed SWEMWBS recorded?
2) How do patients perceive the SWEMWBS as a measure of their well-being and do they feel that it helps to inform the care that they receive?
3) How do Staff perceive the impact of the role of the “Expert Trainer” in relation to using the tool to both inform patient care and enhance their own understanding of patient progress?REC name
South Central - Hampshire B Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/SC/0350
Date of REC Opinion
17 Aug 2017
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion