Trauma Informed Care in Acute Care Version 1
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Service users’ experiences of trauma informed care in an acute inpatient mental health unit
IRAS ID
353413
Contact name
Laura Hughes
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
The University of Glasgow
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 2 months, 1 days
Research summary
Research Aim:To explore service users’s lived experiences of the inpatient environment, specifically interactions in multi-disciplinary team (MDT) ward rounds, and to what extent the principles of TIC are met for these patients.
Background:Implementing Trauma Informed Care (TIC) is a long-term goal of the National Health Service (NHS) and the Scottish National Trauma Training Programme (NTTP). TIC developed from an understating that a large proportion of individuals accessing mental health services have experienced trauma (having a harmful impact on mental, physical, and social wellbeing) and can be vulnerable to re-traumatisation, particularity in acute inpatient wards. TIC is based on the principles of safety, trustworthiness, collaboration, empowerment, and choice. However, research among staff in acute inpatient mental health wards highlights that there are challenges to the successful implementation of TIC and that there can be discrepancies between staff and service users’(SU) perceptions of care in other clinical settings. However, as yet no research has explored patient experiences of the principles of TIC while accessing care in an acute inpatient ward.
Participants: Adults (18-65) recruited will accessing care on Ward 1/2 of Wishaw hospital, participants may be discharged at point of interview.
Recruitment: 6-10 participants will be recruited with the help of the staff on Ward 1/2 .
Design of the study: The study will aim to answer the research question by looking at individuals’ personal experiences of TIC while they are accessing care on an acute inpatient ward.
Data collection: The researcher will interview participants in a one to one setting about their experiences of the principles of TIC during MDT ward rounds. The researcher will then analyse the answers given in the interviews, looking for personal themes that are unique to that individual and themes that are common across all participants.
REC name
Wales REC 4
REC reference
25/WA/0195
Date of REC Opinion
9 Jul 2025
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion