Understand young people's experiences of audiology transition process
Research type
Research Study
Full title
A study to understand the experience of young people transitioning from paediatric to adult audiology services.
IRAS ID
225105
Contact name
Helen Pryce
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Aston University
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
Transition is defined as a purposeful and planned movement of Young People (aged 16 to 25) with conditions from a child-orientated healthcare system to an adult-orientate healthcare system. At present, there is no national protocol on how to best manage the transition from paediatrics to adults’ services in audiology. Therefore, the information and support provided is inconsistent; leading to anxiety and poor adherence to care among affected Young People after transitioning into adult audiology services.
Using Young People’s perspective, this project aims to contribute to the literature on understanding their values and concerns. Current literature is significantly based on opinions of relevant service providers, best practice and audiology policies, as well as generic Transition Service Specification. It is anticipated this new perspective could contribute to our understanding of their concerns when commissioning guidelines for the audiology transition process.
This project will focus on Young People with permanent hearing-losses who are patients of the Hearing and Balance Services at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Participants must be at least 16 years-old to ensure the transition is experienced at the same time as pivotal educational moments or other more complex life situations. The participant should have also undergone transition within the last 5 years to ensure their opinions reflect current practice.
Participants will be invited to attend a Focus Group session with 3-5 other participants, followed by a short individual debrief session. In the Focus Group participants will be asked to share their experiences of transitioning within audiology. Each participant in the Focus Group will be given an opportunity to discuss their views, other participants in the group will be allowed to add to this, however the attention will be on the individual whom is reflecting. The debrief will allow participants to reflect on the Focus Group and share any final comments.REC name
North West - Greater Manchester West Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/NW/0474
Date of REC Opinion
7 Aug 2017
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion