Exploring nurse-patient relationships on acute mental health wards
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Mental and Behavioural DisordersMental and behavioral disorders
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN16882519
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Essex
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Stopped
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 92
Inclusion Criteria
Healthcare staff:
1. All healthcare staff who have responsibility for delivering care to patients on the ward will be included in the study: nursing staff only will be the focus of module 3
Patients:
1. All patients who have been in hospital for 7 days or more will be eligible to be included in the study, as this will allow an adequate period in which to have experienced life on the ward
2. Only patients thought by staff to have the capacity to give informed consent to the study will be approached, and this will also be checked by the researcher prior to obtaining written consent
3. Only participants who have good command of English will be approached
Exclusion Criteria
Does not meet inclusion criteria
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Other
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method A measure of therapeutic relationships (Scale to Assess Therapeutic Relationships) collected during module 2.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> The measures below will be collected during module 2 of the study:<br> 1. Satisfaction with treatment measured using the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8)<br> 2. Ward Atmosphere Scale (WAS)<br> 3. Staff report of burnout and morale measured using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI)<br> 4. Qualitative data from interviews carried out in module 3 and analysed using a narrative inquiry approach<br>