Enabling Research in Care Homes

Iliffe, Steve; Wright, P; Law, Ruth; Rogerson, Andrew; Cole, Laura; Manthorpe, Jill; Khan, M. E.

doi:10.1093/ageing/afx131

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“…There is initial evidence that the network has been effective at sustaining research partnerships and facilitating care home participation in research (Davies et al , 2014). The network has changed how care home staff perceive research and how researchers view the prospect of conducting research in care homes (Iliffe et al , 2017). In Wales, the Welsh Government has recently committed funds to support the growth of the ENRICH Cymru network to build research capacity in a relational way with care providers.…”

Section: Towards Recognitionmentioning

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Building relational research capacity in care homes in the COVID-19 era: applying recognition theory to the research agenda

Toms

Green

Orrell

et al. 2020

QAOA

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Purpose Research can be an influential driver in raising care home standards and the well-being and human rights of residents. This paper aims to present a case for how a relational research capacity building programme could advance this agenda. Design/methodology/approach This study uses Axel Honneth’s Recognition Theory as a lens through which to explore organisational and institutional factors (such as research capacity and investment) that can either enable or limit “recognition” in the context of research in care homes. This paper draws on recent evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK and worldwide, to argue that such a relational capacity building agenda is even more pressing in the current context, and that it resonates with evidence from existing relational capacity building initiatives. Findings A lack of relevant research arguably contributed to the crisis experienced by the care home sector early in the pandemic, and there are only tentative signs that residents, care home providers and staff are now informing the COVID-19 research agenda. Evidence from pre COVID-19 and insights from Honneth’s Recognition Theory suggest that relational approaches to building research capacity within the care home sector can better generate evidence to inform practice. Originality/value This is a novel application of recognition theory to research in the care home sector. Drawing on theory, as well as evidence, has enabled the authors to provide a rationale as to why relationship-based research capacity building in care homes warrants further investment.

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Section: Towards Recognitionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Building relational research capacity in care homes in the COVID-19 era: applying recognition theory to the research agenda

Toms

Green

Orrell

et al. 2020

QAOA

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‘Things Won’t Improve if they’re Just Left to Fester’: A Qualitative Study Exploring How UK Care home Staff Perceive and Experience Engagement in Health Research

Stephens

Knight

2022

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Context: Care homes are challenging environments in which to conduct research and are under-represented within research literature compared to healthcare settings. This is concerning as research can improve organisational and individual outcomes. Evidence is scant on exploring how care home staff perceive and experience research engagement; the topic requires further inquiry. Objective(s):To generate additional insights into how care home staff perceive and experience research engagement.Methods: A phenomenological approach using structured micro-interviews with a convenience, snowball sample of 26 care home staff in one care home. An inductive approach using thematic analysis was employed to analyse interview data.Findings: Most participants were unfamiliar with research, and cited time constraints, workload, and a lack of opportunity as barriers to participation. Despite their unfamiliarity, participants understood research to mean the attainment of knowledge and recognised positive and tangible outcomes as markers of successful research. Staff were generally unsure what would facilitate their engagement with research, although a few participants highlighted the role of the researcher as a determinant. Many care home staff in this study did not consider research to be part of their responsibility. Limitations:The study was limited by being based on one case study organisation, possible selection bias amongst participants, and the inability to transfer findings beyond Cornwall.Implications: More needs to be done to engage care home staff in research to improve their overall representation within research. More research is needed across different localities to replicate and validate the findings from this study.

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Exploring staff’s views on the implementation of intergenerational playgroups in care homes

Reynolds¹,

Cox²

2023

Nursing Older People

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Enabling Research in Care Homes

Cited by 3 publications

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Building relational research capacity in care homes in the COVID-19 era: applying recognition theory to the research agenda

Building relational research capacity in care homes in the COVID-19 era: applying recognition theory to the research agenda

‘Things Won’t Improve if they’re Just Left to Fester’: A Qualitative Study Exploring How UK Care home Staff Perceive and Experience Engagement in Health Research

Exploring staff’s views on the implementation of intergenerational playgroups in care homes

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