Studies Completed in 2010: Projects Initiated and Led by Trust Staff and Honorary Appointees
NIHR Portfolio
Understanding the sequence of conflict and containment events (CONSEQ)
UK CRN no. 6559
R&D ref. no. K0907/2
Chief Investigator: Professor Len Bowers – 02070405824 - l.bowers@city.ac.uk
To identify the most common sequences of conflict and containment events for patients over time.
Identification of potential decision points where alternative approaches can be applied.
Eugate (European Best Practices in Access, Quality and Appropriateness of Health Services for Immigrants in Europe)
UK CRN ID no. 5152
Chief Investigator: Professor Stefan Priebe – 020 7540 4210 – s.priebe@qmul.ac.uk
This multi-centre project is funded by DG-SANCO of the European Commission and coordinated in the Unit. It is conducted in 16 countries and focuses on the quality of health care for immigrant groups. It will review relevant legislation, policies, and funding arrangements, assess systems of health care services, and compare models of best practice across European countries for the people concerned. EUGATE will define guidelines for best practice and disseminate the findings widely among the relevant stakeholder groups in Europe.
Own Account
Advanced Directives in Individuals with Early Cognitive Impairment
R&D ref. no. S0910/3
Chief Investigator: Dr Catherine Bond – 02074764000 - catjedwards@hotmail.com
Local point of contact: Dr. Michelle Hamill – 02088210900 - michelle.hamill@eastlondon.nhs.uk
The aim of this study is to explore the views of individuals with early cognitive impairment on Advanced Directives.
Dancing down Memory Lane: Dancing as a Psychotherapeutic Intervention in Dementia
R&D ref. no. S0905/2
Chief Investigator: Dr. Michelle Hamill – 02088210900 - michelle.hamill@eastlondon.nhs.uk
To implement and assess the impact of a pilot ‘circle dancing’ groups for people with dementia and their carers (where available) in the community as part of an overall development of psychosocial interventions in Mental Health Care of Older People’s service, Newham, East London and in doing so add to the developing evidence base for psychosocial interventions in dementia overall. The aim is to improve the general well being and quality of life for people with dementia and their partners.
Primary Care Use in a Forensic TC
R&D ref. no. S0905/1
Chief Investigator: Dr Shadé Olajubu – 0208 5102673 - shade.olajubu@eastlondon.nhs.uk
Does a diagnosis of a severe personality disorder have an impact on the use of primary care services within a medium secure unit?
- Does a history of repeated physical health complaints lead to increase contact with primary care services?
- Does a patient's personality impact on their use of primary care services?
- Does a diagnosis of both personality disorder and mental illness impact on the use of primary care services?
- Is ethnicity associated with the level of a patient's primary care use?
- Does the duration of a patient's admission have any effect on their use of primary care services?
- Is there an association between age and number of contacts with primary care services?
- Does baseline physical health have an association with contact with primary health care services?
- Are particular personality structures associated with particular outcomes of primary care service usage?
Patient preference for different styles of consultant communication
R&D ref. no. N0901/1
Chief Investigator: Professor Stefan Priebe – 020 7540 4210 – s.priebe@qmul.ac.uk
What style of communication do patients with mental health disorders prefer when they are seen by consultant psychiatrists?
Service utilization and clinical outcomes of patients presenting with suicide attempts and self-harm at A&E
R&D ref. no. K0701/1
Chief Investigator: Dr. Frank Röhricht - 020-75406757 - frank.rohricht@elcmht.nhs.uk
To investigate sociodemographic and clinical characteristics and to follow-up and assess clinical outcomes after minimum of twelve months of all patients who presented with suicide attempts (SA) and or Self Harm (self-poisoning and self-injury) at Accident & Emergency Department (Newham University Hospital) during the period from 01.01.2004 to 31.12.2005.
Educational
Job Satisfaction in Forensic Mental Health Nursing
R&D ref. no. S0911/3
Chief Investigator: Ms Janet Holmshaw – 020 84114507 - j.holmshaw@mdx.ac.uk
Local point of contact: Gbenga Olokuntoye - 020 8510 2532 gbenga.olokuntoye@eastlondon.nhs.trust
The proposed research will investigate the level of job satisfaction among mental health nurses working within the in-patient forensic services of East London NHS Foundation Trust.
It will also investigate whether a relationship exists between their level of job satisfaction and their perceptions towards various aspects of their profession practice.
Meeting the needs of Patients who are parents
R&D ref. no. S0905/3
Chief Investigator: Dr Alan Simpson – 020 70405937 - a.simpson@city.ac.uk
Local point of contact: Mrs Henrietta Mbeah-Bankas – 02073641635 - henrietta.mbeah-bankas@eastlondon.nhs.uk
What factors that impact on nursing staff's ability to meet the needs of their patients who are parents? How can the identified needs be addressed
Making sense of unusual experiences: a dialogical approach to insight
R&D ref. no. S0910/5
Chief Investigator: Mr Gavin Taylor – 02082234174 – 0731087@uel-exchange.uel.ac.uk
This study aims to explore the ways that service users make sense of their mental health experiences. It aims to investigate the ways in which explanations of unusual experiences are constructed and communicated. This includes any contradictions or fluctuations in the explanations if these occur, the context of any changes and the outcomes of any changes for the service user.