Mental health Mental and Behavioural Disorders General mental health
Conditions
Interventions
This study has two modules.
Module one involves a survey, where questionnaires will be given to clinical staff and service users to gather their views on the physical, social and cultu
Sponsors
University of Essex
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Module one Clinical staff 1. Working at the Gordon Hospital Service users 1. Capacity to consent 2. Admitted to the ward for at least 7 days 3. Able to read and understand English Module two - criteria for selecting clinical staff to join the PAR group: 1. Clinical staff of the Gordon Hospital, registered or non-registered (including doctors, mental health nurses, occupational therapists, psychologists, associate practitioners, art therapists, peer support workers (ex-service users) and support workers) 2. Active responsibility for delivering care and treatment to service users at the hospital 3. Facilitate, support or provide therapeutic activities and group sessions to service users 4. Worked at the Gordon Hospital for a minimum of 3 months
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Module two: 1. Agency or bank staff 2. Trainees (including nurses, doctors, occupational therapists, psychologists) 3. Social workers 4. Pharmacists
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Perceptions of the ward atmosphere of staff and service users are measured using the Ward Atmosphere Scale (Moss 1974) at one time-point only which occurs between May to September 2018. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Staff and service user satisfaction with the physical features of the hospital environment is measured using a 16 item measure developed for the purposes of the study by the Chief investigator and her supervisors at the same time as the Ward Atmosphere Scale at one time-point only which occurs between May to September 2018. | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactEllen Adomako
Outcome results
None listed