What do patients need to manage Early Persistent Abdominal Pain V1
Research type
Research Study
Full title
What do patients need to manage early persistent abdomino-pelvic pain? Understanding the patient perspective and experience of current services
IRAS ID
228015
Contact name
Claire Townley
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 4 months, 0 days
Research summary
Abdomino-pelvic pain has been identified as a priority by Southampton CCG as patients with persistent abdomino-pelvic pain account for an increased number of admissions, in association with a perceived poor patient experience. \n\nWithin the UHS clinical context this is associated with a high dependence on strong medication regimes with little or no effect, and frustration amongst teams on the ability to manage cases effectively.\n\nPatients often move across specialties with little coordination with possible knowledge gaps across specialties leading to poorer patient experiences. This is in addition to the perception of no clear direction of treatment plans and/or symptom management.\n\nThe management of patients with persistent abdomino-pelvic pain and symptoms demands a multi-disciplinary approach. Pain is a highly subjective experience and in order to determine future services, collaboration with patients should feature as a key measure.\n\nWithin this qualitative study we propose to engage patients using both interviews (telephone or face to face) and focus groups to better understand our own service delivery.\n\nIn understanding the patient experiences and needs, better information, care planning and future service design can be modeled with the overall aim of improving patient experience and reducing re-admissions amongst a complex group of patients.
REC name
South West - Central Bristol Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/SW/0265
Date of REC Opinion
14 Nov 2017
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion