ICCI for Older Patients in A&E

NCT04085796 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 22232
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 9
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Study Objectives

1. 1.To gather rich, evocative accounts of older patients aged 65 years and over -who may have felt disorientated in the Accident and Emergency department (A\&E) of a district hospital and who received an Intentional Compassionate Communication Intervention (ICCI)- about their personal experience of the A\&E
2. 2.To gather rich and evocative accounts of a member of staff who delivers an Intentional Compassionate Communication Intervention (ICCI) to older people in the A\&E of a district hospital about their personal experience of doing so.

Conditions

Older Patients

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• The lived experience of older people receiving an ICCI while in A&EI people A&E

  personal lived experience ( this is a qualitative study)

  1 year

• The lived experience of the professional delivering the ICCI to older people in A&E

  personal lived experience ( this is a qualitative study)

  4 months

Study Arms (2)

Older patients

Older patients who received the ICCI while in the hospital's A\&E

Other: ICCI

ICCI Professional

The member of staff who delivers the ICCI at the site

Other: ICCI

Interventions

ICCI OTHER

Intentional Compassionate Communication Intervention

ICCI Professional; Older patients

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 65 Years+
• Sex: all
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Older patients who present to the the A\&E alone, or confused, or with a diagnosis of Dementia and who receive an ICCI when in A\&E; The Professional who has been delivering the ICCI to older people in A\&E over the past 4 years.

You may qualify if:

• Patients aged 65 years and over;
• Admitted for any reason to the hospital via A\&E;
• Patients presenting either alone or confused or with a diagnosis of dementia;
• Patients who received the ICCI while in A\&E;
• Patients referred to the Dementia Care Team (which support patients admitted into the hospital who have a cognitive impairment either as a result of an underlying dementia -diagnosed or otherwise- or who are experiencing transitory cognitive symptoms such as confusion as a result of a delirium);
• Patients who are able to give informed consent to participate in the study as identified by a registered health care professional
• Patients who have been tested for Covid19 at admission to the ward and who are in a Cold-Covid ward
• The professional who has delivered the ICCI at the site over the last 3 years.

You may not qualify if:

• Patients who cannot give informed consent;
• Patients with a physical condition that is immediately life-threatening or unstable;
• Patients involved in other clinical trials which present a significant burden to them.
• Patients who tested positive for Covid19
• If the member of staff is unable or unwilling to participate for any reason.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Bournemouth University: lead

Study Sites (1)

South West NHS Trust

Bournemouth, United Kingdom

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Dramatherapist, PhD student

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 9, 2019
• First Posted: September 11, 2019
• Study Start: September 9, 2019
• Primary Completion: July 9, 2021
• Study Completion: July 9, 2021
• Last Updated: July 6, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

GB (1)