Trauma and physical health outcomes: is there a relationship in HSS?
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Is there an association between trauma and physical health outcomes in a high secure inpatient population?
IRAS ID
263042
Contact name
Gail Wingham
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Reading
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 9 months, 22 days
Research summary
This research aims to answer the question 'Is there an association between trauma and physical health outcomes in a high secure inpatient population?'.
This research is relevant as it will influence trauma focused care which in turn hopes to understand and improve the physical health of those in forensic mental health settings. In general it will meet the NHS goal of improving physical health, including obesity.
The service being studied is Broadmoor Hospital (high secure forensic services), West London NHS Trust. The patients have a diagnosis of personality disorder and/or mental illness that warrants sectioning under the Mental Health Act 1983 (revised in 2007), with a degree of risk that is unmanageable in lower security settings.
Measures will include history of trauma obtained from each patients HCR-20 V3 risk assessment report, and physical health measures including BMI, blood pressure, number of physical health appointments in the last year and the presence or absence of type 2 diabetes. These will be obtained from each patients RiO progress notes.
The study will last 9 months, from June 2019 to May 2020. Patients will not be required to take part in the study, as existing data previously collected from patients by trained professionals will be gathered and analysed.REC name
London - City & East Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
19/LO/0963
Date of REC Opinion
14 Jun 2019
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion