Researchers’ Experiences of the Challenges of Conducting Two Randomised Controlled Trials in Care Homes
The population of older people in care homes has been under-represented in health research, possibly due to the complexity and challenges of conducting research in this setting. This article describes the challenges faced and solutions found by researchers working on the REACH: research in enhancin...
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The population of older people in care homes has been under-represented in health research, possibly due to the complexity and challenges of conducting research in this setting. This article describes the challenges faced and solutions found by researchers working on the REACH: research in enhancing physical activity in care homes and PATCH: posture and mobility training for care staff versus usual care in care homes, cluster randomised controlled trials (cRCTs). The researchers successfully recruited residents and collected data for both trials but experienced challenges over the course of their involvement with the participating care homes. These challenges included adapting to the care homes setting; identifying gatekeepers and planning visits; building relationships with staff and residents; collecting data from residents, staff and care notes; and buy-in from managers. Having skilled researchers who have knowledge of and are attuned to care home environments was critical to the trials’ success.
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| spelling | doaj.art-c10ab08e4229420c8e4aeb4b94ff5e3c2023-06-15T09:57:21ZengLSE PressJournal of Long-Term Care2516-91222023-05-0110.31389/jltc.187Researchers’ Experiences of the Challenges of Conducting Two Randomised Controlled Trials in Care HomesIsmail Patel0Liz Graham1Anne Forster2Ikhlaq Jacob3Alison Ellwood4Bradford Institute of Health ResearchBradford Institute of Health ResearchBradford Institute of Health ResearchBradford Institute of Health ResearchBradford Institute of Health Research The population of older people in care homes has been under-represented in health research, possibly due to the complexity and challenges of conducting research in this setting. This article describes the challenges faced and solutions found by researchers working on the REACH: research in enhancing physical activity in care homes and PATCH: posture and mobility training for care staff versus usual care in care homes, cluster randomised controlled trials (cRCTs). The researchers successfully recruited residents and collected data for both trials but experienced challenges over the course of their involvement with the participating care homes. These challenges included adapting to the care homes setting; identifying gatekeepers and planning visits; building relationships with staff and residents; collecting data from residents, staff and care notes; and buy-in from managers. Having skilled researchers who have knowledge of and are attuned to care home environments was critical to the trials’ success. https://account.journal.ilpnetwork.org/index.php/lse-j-jltc/article/view/187care homeselderly carepopulation healthresearchfrailty |
| spellingShingle | Ismail Patel Liz Graham Anne Forster Ikhlaq Jacob Alison Ellwood Researchers’ Experiences of the Challenges of Conducting Two Randomised Controlled Trials in Care Homes Journal of Long-Term Care care homes elderly care population health research frailty |
| title | Researchers’ Experiences of the Challenges of Conducting Two Randomised Controlled Trials in Care Homes |
| title_full | Researchers’ Experiences of the Challenges of Conducting Two Randomised Controlled Trials in Care Homes |
| title_fullStr | Researchers’ Experiences of the Challenges of Conducting Two Randomised Controlled Trials in Care Homes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Researchers’ Experiences of the Challenges of Conducting Two Randomised Controlled Trials in Care Homes |
| title_short | Researchers’ Experiences of the Challenges of Conducting Two Randomised Controlled Trials in Care Homes |
| title_sort | researchers rsquo experiences of the challenges of conducting two randomised controlled trials in care homes |
| topic | care homes elderly care population health research frailty |
| url | https://account.journal.ilpnetwork.org/index.php/lse-j-jltc/article/view/187 |
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