Multimorbidity Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
Description of the intervention as per the TIDieR (Template for Intervention Description and Replication) checklist for a protocol:
Brief name:
1. SPEECH (Safer Patients Empowered to Engage and Commu
Sponsors
University of Manchester
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients aged 65+ with at least two long-term conditions Primary care staff: 1. Have direct contact with patients, that is, face-to-face and/or via telephone or the internet, and 2. Work in a clinical or administrative role. Clinical roles include GPs, practice nurses and practice pharmacists. Administrative roles include practice managers, and receptionists. All participants must have the capacity to provide informed consent, and be able to read and write in English to engage with study materials. This study does not have the scope to translate materials.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients: 1. Live in a care home or rely on a carer to manage their health 2. Have severe mental health problems, or significant cognitive impairment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Recruitment assessed using: 1. Number of general practices recruited and time taken to recruit, measured at baseline 2. Number of patients recruited and the number of expressions of interest as a proportion of the number of eligible patients invited to participate, measured at baseline | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Delivery and data collection: 1. Feasibility of delivery assessed through in-depth interviews at 2 weeks after follow-up for patients and 2 weeks after the end of the study period for staff 2. Usability and acceptability of and engagement with the intervention measured using the patient and staff proformas (4- and 5-point Likert scales and free-text box) at 4-8-week follow-up for patients and at the end of the study period for staff, and through in-depth interviews at 2 weeks after follow-up for patients and 2 weeks after the end of the study period for staff 3. Number of questionnaires returned and the number of items completed per returned questionnaire, measured at baseline and 4-8-week follow-up for patients and at the end of the study period for staff | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed