Social deprivation Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
1. A community Links Worker will be attached to participating GP practices, and together they will implement a practice-wide links approach to existing community resources to benefit patients
2. Contr
Sponsors
University of Glasgow
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patient participants referred to the Links Worker by their GP 2. Volunteer staff from participating GP practices
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients contraindicated by health or social reasons (such as terminal illness or a family or other social crisis) as assessed by their GP 2. No exclusion criteria for staff
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Patient participants' quality of life, measured at baseline and 9 month follow-up, measured by the Euro-Qol5D-5L and ICE-CAP questionnaires | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. At baseline and 9 month follow-up participants will complete questionnaires (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale, Work and Social Adjustment Scale and the Balanced Measure of Psychological need which assesses self-determination in term of competence, relatedness and autonomy) 2. We will assess burden of multi-morbidity and self-reported lifestyle activities (smoking, alcohol, exercise) and health care utilisation including medication, hospital admissions and GP consultations 3. We will assess knowledge of local community resources using questions devised and used in previous similar projects in Scotland 4. Demographic and socioeconomic variables will be collected 5. Staff outcome measures at baseline and 9 month follow-up will include questionnaires (Team Climate Inventory, job satisfaction, MAGPI (Morale Assessment in General Practice Index) and Maslach Burn-out Inventory) | — |
Countries
Scotland, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactBridie Fitzpatrick
Outcome results
None listed