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IN-TALK: Co-producing a Hospice Intimacy Support Toolkit in England (IN-TALK)

29 de julho de 2026 atualizado por: Dorothy House Hospice

Co-producing a Hospice Intimacy Support Toolkit to Enable Intimacy Needs Conversations in England

People receiving hospice care may experience concerns about intimacy, closeness and physical affection that can affect their quality of life and wellbeing. However, healthcare professionals often report feeling uncertain about how to initiate or respond to conversations about intimacy needs. This can result in unmet needs and missed opportunities to provide holistic, person-centred care.

The aim of the IN-TALK study is to co-produce a hospice intimacy support toolkit to support healthcare professionals in initiating and responding to conversations about intimacy needs with people receiving hospice care in England.

This prospective mixed methods observational study uses Experience-Based Co-Design (EBCD) as its co-production methodology to develop a hospice intimacy support toolkit. Findings from the surveys will inform a series of co-production workshops involving hospice service users and healthcare professionals. Together, participants will co-produce the content and design of a hospice intimacy support toolkit to support person-centred care in hospice services across England.

Visão geral do estudo

Status

Ainda não está recrutando

Condições

Intervenção / Tratamento

Descrição detalhada

IN-TALK is a 24-month prospective mixed methods observational study which uses Experience-Based Co-Design (EBCD) as its co-production methodology to develop a hospice intimacy support toolkit. The study is funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) Programme (Grant Reference NIHR209649).

The study aims to co-produce an evidence-informed hospice intimacy support toolkit to support healthcare professionals in initiating and responding to conversations about intimacy needs with people receiving hospice care in England.

The study comprises two interconnected work packages. Cross-sectional surveys of hospice service users and healthcare professionals will generate evidence to inform Experience-Based Co-Design (EBCD) workshops, through which participants will co-produce a hospice intimacy support toolkit.

Work Package 1 will undertake cross-sectional surveys of hospice healthcare professionals and hospice service users in England. The surveys will explore experiences of intimacy needs conversations, perceived barriers and facilitators, confidence, education and training needs, and priorities for improving support within hospice care. Survey findings will be analysed using descriptive statistics and qualitative analysis of free-text responses where appropriate.

Work Package 2 will use Experience-Based Co-Design (EBCD) methodology to bring together hospice service users and healthcare professionals in a series of co-production workshops. Workshop participants will review the findings from Work Package 1, identify priorities for improvement and collaboratively design the content, format and implementation considerations for a hospice intimacy support toolkit. Workshops will be delivered in two face-to-face locations and one online workshop to maximise accessibility and participation.

The study will produce a hospice intimacy support toolkit intended to support healthcare professionals to address intimacy needs as part of holistic, person-centred hospice care. No investigational medicinal products, medical devices or experimental interventions will be evaluated. Participants will continue to receive usual hospice care throughout the study.

Tipo de estudo

Observacional

Inscrição (Estimado)

794

Contactos e Locais

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Contato de estudo

Critérios de participação

Os pesquisadores procuram pessoas que se encaixem em uma determinada descrição, chamada de critérios de elegibilidade. Alguns exemplos desses critérios são a condição geral de saúde de uma pessoa ou tratamentos anteriores.

Critérios de elegibilidade

Idades elegíveis para estudo

  • Adulto
  • Adulto mais velho

Aceita Voluntários Saudáveis

Sim

Método de amostragem

Amostra Não Probabilística

População do estudo

The study population comprises adult hospice service users (including patients, partners, loved ones and bereaved people receiving palliative and end of life care or support services from hospices in England) and registered and non-registered healthcare professionals working in hospices in England.

Descrição

Inclusion Criteria:

Hospice service users: Aged 18 years or over. Hospice service users: Patients, partners, loved ones and bereaved people who are receiving, or have received, care or support services from hospices in England.

Hospice service users: Able to understand and communicate in spoken and written English, independently or with the support of an interpreter.

Hospice service users: Able and willing to provide informed consent. Healthcare professionals: Registered or non-registered healthcare professionals currently working within hospices in England involved in patient care and support.

Healthcare professionals: Aged 18 years or over. Healthcare professionals: Able and willing to provide informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

Hospice service users: Cognitive impairment that impedes communication. Healthcare professionals: Registered and non-registered Healthcare professionals currently working outside of hospices; and England.

Plano de estudo

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Como o estudo é projetado?

Detalhes do projeto

Coortes e Intervenções

Grupo / Coorte
Intervenção / Tratamento
Hospice service users
Adults receiving hospice care in England who meet the study eligibility criteria and participate in the survey, the Experience-Based Co-Design (EBCD) workshops, or both, to inform the hospice intimacy support toolkit.
Experience-Based Co-Design (EBCD) workshops are used as a co-production research method to collaboratively develop a hospice intimacy support toolkit with hospice service users and healthcare professionals. The workshops are part of the research methodology and are not a therapeutic or clinical intervention.
Healthcare professionals
Healthcare professionals working within hospice services in England who meet the study eligibility criteria and participate in the survey, the Experience-Based Co-Design (EBCD) workshops, or both, to inform the hospice intimacy support toolkit.
Experience-Based Co-Design (EBCD) workshops are used as a co-production research method to collaboratively develop a hospice intimacy support toolkit with hospice service users and healthcare professionals. The workshops are part of the research methodology and are not a therapeutic or clinical intervention.

O que o estudo está medindo?

Medidas de resultados primários

Medida de resultado
Descrição da medida
Prazo
Priorities for an intimacy support toolkit
Prazo: Up to 24 months
Identification of priorities for the content, format and implementation of a hospice intimacy support toolkit through analysis of survey findings and Experience-Based Co-Design (EBCD) workshop discussions involving hospice service users and healthcare professionals.
Up to 24 months

Medidas de resultados secundários

Medida de resultado
Descrição da medida
Prazo
Hospice service users' intimacy support needs and priorities
Prazo: During the cross-sectional survey data collection period (anticipated November 2026 to March 2027).
Self-reported intimacy support needs, preferred sources of support, and priorities for hospice intimacy support identified through an e-survey of hospice service users.
During the cross-sectional survey data collection period (anticipated November 2026 to March 2027).
Healthcare professionals' confidence and educational needs
Prazo: During the cross-sectional survey data collection period (anticipated April 2027 to September 2027).
Self-reported confidence, perceived barriers and facilitators, and education and training needs relating to conversations about intimacy needs identified through an e-survey of hospice healthcare professionals.
During the cross-sectional survey data collection period (anticipated April 2027 to September 2027).

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Patrocinador

Colaboradores

Investigadores

  • Investigador principal: Dr Kate Sugar, Dorothy House
  • Cadeira de estudo: Professor Candida McCabe, Dorothy House

Datas de registro do estudo

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Datas Principais do Estudo

Início do estudo (Estimado)

1 de novembro de 2026

Conclusão Primária (Estimado)

30 de abril de 2028

Conclusão do estudo (Estimado)

31 de maio de 2028

Datas de inscrição no estudo

Enviado pela primeira vez

2 de julho de 2026

Enviado pela primeira vez que atendeu aos critérios de CQ

29 de julho de 2026

Primeira postagem (Real)

30 de julho de 2026

Atualizações de registro de estudo

Última Atualização Postada (Real)

30 de julho de 2026

Última atualização enviada que atendeu aos critérios de controle de qualidade

29 de julho de 2026

Última verificação

1 de julho de 2026

Mais Informações

Termos relacionados a este estudo

Termos MeSH relevantes adicionais

Outros números de identificação do estudo

  • NIHR209649
  • IRAS ID 360318 (Outro identificador: Health Research Authority (HRA))

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