Topic: Generic Health Relevance and Cross Cutting Themes, Primary Care Research Network for England
Conditions
Interventions
A series of focus groups will be carried out during the first 3 - 6 months of the study. Home visits with up to five volunteer participants will take place after these focus groups (months 4 - 7). In
Sponsors
University of Sheffield (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: User participants with one of the following conditions: 1. Stroke, congestive heart failure (CHF) and chronic pain 2. People with stroke - up to 2 years post stroke 3. People diagnosed with chronic heart failure (CHF) (New York Heart Association [NYHA]) 2, 3 or 4 4. Living in the community 5. Access to a telephone line 6. Sufficient English language skills in order to understand and express themselves verbally Carer participants: 7. Co-resident with patient participant or in very frequent contact with them Clinician participants: 8. Currently involved in delivery of services to people with one of the three conditions
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: User participants: 1. Co-morbid cognitive or physical impairment to the extent that it will hinder participants from giving informed consent and/or talking in a group setting 2. In-patient in a hospital or other residential setting Carer participants: 3. Not having a large amount of contact with a patient who has agreed to participate in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To investigate how technology can be used to construct tailored plans of interventions to be undertaken | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. To examine the extent to which behaviour change is promoted through personalised feedback 2. To identify how information on signs, symptoms and lifestyle consequences can be fed back to users in a usable way 3. To identify how relevant signs, symptoms and lifestyle consequences of long-term conditions can be effectively monitored and modelled | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed