Group-based positive psychotherapy for people living with acquired brain injury: a protocol for a feasibility study
Abstract Background Acquired brain injury (ABI) and other chronic conditions are placing unprecedented pressure on healthcare systems. In the UK, 1.3 million people live with the effects of brain injury, costing the UK economy approximately £15 billion per year. As a result, there is an urgent need...
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| author | Zoe Fisher Susannah Field Deb Fitzsimmons Hayley Hutchings Kym Carter Daniel Tod Fergus Gracey Alec Knight Andrew H. Kemp |
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| description | Abstract Background Acquired brain injury (ABI) and other chronic conditions are placing unprecedented pressure on healthcare systems. In the UK, 1.3 million people live with the effects of brain injury, costing the UK economy approximately £15 billion per year. As a result, there is an urgent need to adapt existing healthcare delivery to meet increasing current and future demands. A focus on wellbeing may provide an innovative opportunity to reduce the pressure on healthcare services while also supporting patients to live more meaningful lives. The overarching aims of the study are as follows: (1) evaluate the feasibility of conducting a positive psychotherapy intervention for individuals with ABI and (2) ascertain under what conditions such an intervention would merit a fully powered randomised controlled trial (RCT) compared to a standard control group (TAU). Methods and analysis A randomised, two-arm feasibility trial involving allocation of patients to either a treatment group (positive psychotherapy) or control group (treatment as usual) group, according to a 1:1 ratio. A total of 60 participants at three sites will be recruited including 20 participants at each site. Assessments will be conducted at baseline, on completion of the 8-week intervention and 3 months following completion. These will include a range of questionnaire-based measures, psychophysiology and qualitative outcomes focusing on feasibility outcomes and participant experience. This study has been approved by the Wales Research Ethics Committee (IRAS project ID: 271,251, REC reference: 19/WA/0336). Discussion This study will be the first to examine the feasibility of an innovative, holistic positive psychotherapy intervention for people living with ABI, focused on individual, collective and planetary wellbeing, and will enable us to determine whether to proceed to a full randomised controlled trial. Trial registration ISRCTN12690685 , registered 11th November 2020. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fe772ca8324649f181db30458ee15ee82024-03-05T17:43:14ZengBMCPilot and Feasibility Studies2055-57842024-02-0110111110.1186/s40814-024-01459-7Group-based positive psychotherapy for people living with acquired brain injury: a protocol for a feasibility studyZoe Fisher0Susannah Field1Deb Fitzsimmons2Hayley Hutchings3Kym Carter4Daniel Tod5Fergus Gracey6Alec Knight7Andrew H. Kemp8Community Brain Injury Service, Morriston HospitalCommunity Brain Injury Service, Morriston HospitalCentre for Health Economics, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science, Swansea University Swansea Trials Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science, Swansea University Swansea Trials Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science, Swansea University Swansea Trials Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science, Swansea UniversityDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychological Therapies, Norwich Medical School, University of East AngliaKing’s Undergraduate Medical Education in the Community (KUMEC), Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, Centre for Education, GKT School of Medical Education, King’s College LondonSchool of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences, Swansea UniversityAbstract Background Acquired brain injury (ABI) and other chronic conditions are placing unprecedented pressure on healthcare systems. In the UK, 1.3 million people live with the effects of brain injury, costing the UK economy approximately £15 billion per year. As a result, there is an urgent need to adapt existing healthcare delivery to meet increasing current and future demands. A focus on wellbeing may provide an innovative opportunity to reduce the pressure on healthcare services while also supporting patients to live more meaningful lives. The overarching aims of the study are as follows: (1) evaluate the feasibility of conducting a positive psychotherapy intervention for individuals with ABI and (2) ascertain under what conditions such an intervention would merit a fully powered randomised controlled trial (RCT) compared to a standard control group (TAU). Methods and analysis A randomised, two-arm feasibility trial involving allocation of patients to either a treatment group (positive psychotherapy) or control group (treatment as usual) group, according to a 1:1 ratio. A total of 60 participants at three sites will be recruited including 20 participants at each site. Assessments will be conducted at baseline, on completion of the 8-week intervention and 3 months following completion. These will include a range of questionnaire-based measures, psychophysiology and qualitative outcomes focusing on feasibility outcomes and participant experience. This study has been approved by the Wales Research Ethics Committee (IRAS project ID: 271,251, REC reference: 19/WA/0336). Discussion This study will be the first to examine the feasibility of an innovative, holistic positive psychotherapy intervention for people living with ABI, focused on individual, collective and planetary wellbeing, and will enable us to determine whether to proceed to a full randomised controlled trial. Trial registration ISRCTN12690685 , registered 11th November 2020.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-024-01459-7Acquired brain injuryChronic conditionsRandomised controlled trialWellbeingPositive psychotherapy |
| spellingShingle | Zoe Fisher Susannah Field Deb Fitzsimmons Hayley Hutchings Kym Carter Daniel Tod Fergus Gracey Alec Knight Andrew H. Kemp Group-based positive psychotherapy for people living with acquired brain injury: a protocol for a feasibility study Pilot and Feasibility Studies Acquired brain injury Chronic conditions Randomised controlled trial Wellbeing Positive psychotherapy |
| title | Group-based positive psychotherapy for people living with acquired brain injury: a protocol for a feasibility study |
| title_full | Group-based positive psychotherapy for people living with acquired brain injury: a protocol for a feasibility study |
| title_fullStr | Group-based positive psychotherapy for people living with acquired brain injury: a protocol for a feasibility study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Group-based positive psychotherapy for people living with acquired brain injury: a protocol for a feasibility study |
| title_short | Group-based positive psychotherapy for people living with acquired brain injury: a protocol for a feasibility study |
| title_sort | group based positive psychotherapy for people living with acquired brain injury a protocol for a feasibility study |
| topic | Acquired brain injury Chronic conditions Randomised controlled trial Wellbeing Positive psychotherapy |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-024-01459-7 |
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