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The study showed that experience-based co-design approach would be feasible to implement into acute stroke units, there were improvements in the unit environment and increased activity opportunities for patients
Abstract
Background:
Stroke is the most common neurological disability in the UK. Any activity contributes to recovery, but stroke patients can be inactive for > 60% of their waking hours. This problem remains, despite organisational changes and targeted interventions. A new approach to addressing post-stroke inactivity is needed. Experience-based co-design has successfully initiated improvements for patients and staff in other acute settings. Experience-based co-design uses observational fieldwork and filmed narratives with patients to trigger different conversations and interactions between patients and staff to improve health-care services.
Objectives:
To complete a rapid evidence synthesis of the efficacy and effectiveness of co-production as an approach to quality improvement in acute health-care settings; to evaluate the feasibility and impact of patients, carers and staff co-producing and implementing interventions to increase supervised and independent therapeutic patient activity in acute stroke units; and to understand the experience of participating in experience-based co-design and whether or not interventions developed and implemented in two units could transfer to two additional units using an accelerated experience-based co-design cycle.
Design:
A mixed-methods case comparison using interviews, observations, behavioural mapping and self-report surveys (patient-reported outcome measure/patient-reported experience measure) pre and post implementation of experience-based co-design cycles, and a process evaluation informed by normalisation process theory.
Setting:
The setting was two stroke units (acute and rehabilitation) in London and two in Yorkshire.
Participants:
In total, 130 staff, 76 stroke patients and 47 carers took part.
Findings:
The rapid evidence synthesis showed a lack of rigorous evaluation of co-produced interventions in acute health care, and the need for a robust critique of co-production approaches. Interviews and observations (365 hours) identified that it was feasible to co-produce and implement interventions to increase activity in priority areas including ‘space’ (environment), ‘activity’ and, to a lesser extent, ‘communication’. Patients and families reported benefits from participating in co-design and perceived that they were equal and valued members. Staff perceived that experience-based co-design provided a positive experience, was a valuable improvement approach and led to increased activity opportunities. Observations and interviews confirmed the use of new social spaces and increased activity opportunities. However, staff interactions remained largely task focused, with limited focus on enabling patient activity. Behavioural mapping indicated a mixed pattern of activity pre and post implementation of co-designed changes. Patient-reported outcome measure/patient-reported experience measure response rates were low, at 12–38%; pre- and post-experience-based co-design cohorts reported dependency, emotional and social limitations consistent with national statistics. Post-experience-based co-design patient-reported experience measure data indicated that more respondents reported that they had ‘enough things to do in their free time’. The use of experience-based co-design – full and accelerated – legitimised and supported co-production activity. Staff, patients and families played a pivotal role in intervention co-design. All participants recognised that increased activity should be embedded in everyday routines and in work on stroke units.
Limitations:
Communication by staff that enabled patient activity was challenging to initiate and sustain.
Conclusions:
It was feasible to implement experience-based co-design in stroke units. This resulted in some positive changes in unit environments and increased activity opportunities for patients. There was no discernible difference in experiences or outcomes between full and accelerated experience-based co-design. Future work should consider multiple ways to embed increased patient activity into everyday routines in stroke units.
Funding:
This project was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Services and Delivery Research programme and will be published in full in Health Services and Delivery Research; Vol. 8, No. 35. See the NIHR Journals Library website for further project information.
Contents
- Plain English summary
- Scientific summary
- Chapter 1. Background
- Chapter 2. Methods: intervention development
- Chapter 3. Methods: the evaluation
- Chapter 4. Results: rapid evidence synthesis and co-design – priorities for change
- Chapter 5. Results: impact of changes
- Chapter 6. Conclusions
- Chapter 7. Dissemination
- Acknowledgements
- References
- Appendix 1. Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme key indicators and overview of Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme organisational data
- Appendix 2. Topic guide for patients and family members pre implementation
- Appendix 3. Topic guide for interviews with members of staff pre implementation
- Appendix 4. Topic guide for patients and family members post implementation
- Appendix 5. Topic guide for members of staff post implementation
- Appendix 6. Example ethnographic observations timetable
- Appendix 7. Behavioural mapping protocol
- Appendix 8. Rapid evidence synthesis
- Appendix 9. Demographic information
- Appendix 10. Patient-reported outcome measure data
- Appendix 11. Patient-reported experience measure data
- Appendix 12. Patient-reported experience measure data: feelings
- List of abbreviations
- List of supplementary material
About the Series
Article history
The research reported in this issue of the journal was funded by the HS&DR programme or one of its preceding programmes as project number 13/114/95. The contractual start date was in January 2016. The final report began editorial review in May 2019 and was accepted for publication in December 2019. The authors have been wholly responsible for all data collection, analysis and interpretation, and for writing up their work. The HS&DR editors and production house have tried to ensure the accuracy of the authors’ report and would like to thank the reviewers for their constructive comments on the final report document. However, they do not accept liability for damages or losses arising from material published in this report.
Declared competing interests of authors
Glenn Robert reports that through The Point of Care Foundation in London he has previously provided advice on and training in experience-based co-design.
Last reviewed: May 2019; Accepted: December 2019.
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