{"id":292,"date":"2016-08-22T12:51:52","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T12:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/centre-for-trials-research\/?p=292"},"modified":"2022-04-13T13:59:11","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T13:59:11","slug":"developing-research-priorities-in-care-homes-into-collaborative-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/centre-for-trials-research\/developing-research-priorities-in-care-homes-into-collaborative-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Developing Research Priorities in Care Homes into Collaborative Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"

A recent workshop organised by the Centre for Trials Research and PRIME Centre Wales brought together experts in Wales with an interest in\u00a0care for the older person, so they could\u00a0begin to\u00a0develop\u00a0research ideas collaboratively.<\/em><\/h3>\n

Establishing research priorities<\/h2>\n

The Centre for Trials Research\u00a0recently conducted a Research Priority Setting in Care Homes study which invited care home staff throughout the UK to act as an \u2018expert panel\u2019 to identify the areas where more research is needed for older people living in care homes. We used consensus building techniques through a series of rounds to identify a set of the 15 top priorities for future research. Our aim is that sharing the findings with a range of practitioners, researchers, and funding bodies will help to ensure the future research agenda is focused on the areas of greatest need.<\/p>\n

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Group discussions throughout the day allowed ideas to emerge and be debated<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n

All-Wales research workshop<\/h2>\n

Following on from the study, we organised a Research Development Workshop to bring together a wide range of researchers, practitioners, and others throughout Wales to start developing proposals to address the questions that have been identified as priorities during the study. This event was the first of its kind for us, and was designed for those with an interest in this area who wanted to find collaborators to establish research development groups.<\/p>\n

The workshop aimed to bring together people from a range of backgrounds, specialities, skills and experience from both health and social care. This was to reflect that the care provided in care homes is unique as it encompasses a range of health conditions, as well as features associated with ageing, such as frailty and cognitive impairment, and incorporates social care as well as health care. Those attending could either \u2018pitch\u2019 their idea for a research proposal, or join researchers with similar interests to develop proposals.<\/p>\n

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Delegates could make connections and listen to new ideas throughout the day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n

Wide range of delegates<\/h2>\n

Around 50 people attended, including representatives from 4 health boards, a range of Schools and Centres across 4 universities, third sector organisations, care regulators, and a care home team. Some were experienced researchers, whilst others were newer to research but had invaluable hands on experience working with the care home sector. All had been provided with a briefing report that added context to the research questions identified as priorities, summarised some of the existing evidence, and relevant guidelines and policies.<\/p>\n

The day started with presentations from the study leads (Professor Kerry Hood<\/a>,\u00a0Dr Fiona Wood<\/a>,\u00a0Victoria Shepherd<\/a>), which provided information about the work of the\u00a0Centre for Trials Research<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0PRIME Centre Wales<\/a>, set the scene for research in care homes, and the results of the priority setting study.<\/p>\n

Delegates who were \u2018pitching\u2019 a research idea then presented their proposal to the whole group. Each of them explained:<\/p>\n