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Birdi, Gurkiran K., Wong, Geoffrey, Upthegrove, Rachel, Higgs, Suzanne, Walsh, Annabel, Ahern, Amy, Allen, Katherine, Howe, Jo, Habib, Hafsah, Nixon, Karen, Oduola, Sheri 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7227-9536 and Maidment, Ian
(2024)
A realist evaluation of social care practitioners’ experiences with and understanding of applied healthcare research.
Inquiry-An Interdisciplinary Journal of Philosophy, 61.
ISSN 0020-174X
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Abstract
Social care practitioners are often under-represented in research activity and output. Evidence-based practice enables social care practitioners to develop/engage the skills to evaluate evidence and be more actively involved in research. REalist Synthesis Of non-pharmacologicaL interVEntions for antipsychotic-induced weight gain (RESOLVE) is a NIHR-funded study where realist synthesis is used to understand and explain how, why, for whom, and in what contexts non-pharmacological interventions help service users, with severe mental illness, to manage antipsychotic-induced weight gain. Social care practitioners are a key part of the team providing care for people living with severe mental illness and therefore supporting antipsychotic-induced weight gain. The current study, RESOLVE 2, uses realist evaluation and RESOLVE as an illustrative example to help understand why and how social care practitioners engage (or not) with research. Semi-structured, audio-recorded interviews will be undertaken with a purposive sample of approximately 20 social care practitioners working with people who have severe mental illness, are treated with antipsychotics, and have experienced weight gain. Participants will be recruited from NHS Trusts and recruitment avenues such as social media and personal networks. Topics discussed during interviews will include barriers and facilitators to engagement in research, current, and past engagement as well as recommendations for researchers and other practitioners. Interview recordings will be transcribed verbatim and analyzed using realist evaluation which will allow in-depth causal explanations for research engagement. Better understanding of research engagement by social care practitioners will allow for evidence-based practice and better patient outcomes within these settings.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | evidence-based practice,realist evaluation,severe mental illness,social care,health policy,sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2700/2719 |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Health Sciences |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Population Health Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Promotion |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 28 May 2024 08:31 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Nov 2024 00:54 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/95309 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/00469580241248130 |
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