IN-TALK: Co-producing a Hospice Intimacy Support Toolkit in England (IN-TALK)
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.
研究概览
地位
详细说明
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.
研究类型
注册 (估计的)
联系人和位置
学习联系方式
- 姓名：Dr Kate Sugar
- 电话号码：+44 1225 722988
- 邮箱：kate.sugar@dorothyhouse-hospice.org.uk
参与标准
资格标准
适合学习的年龄
- 成人
- 年长者
接受健康志愿者
取样方法
研究人群
描述
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.
学习计划
研究是如何设计的？
设计细节
队列和干预
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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研究衡量的是什么？
主要结果指标
结果测量 |
措施说明 |
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Priorities for an intimacy support toolkit
大体时间：Up to 24 months
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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.
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Up to 24 months
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次要结果测量
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措施说明 |
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Hospice service users' intimacy support needs and priorities
大体时间：During the cross-sectional survey data collection period (anticipated November 2026 to March 2027).
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Self-reported intimacy support needs, preferred sources of support, and priorities for hospice intimacy support identified through an e-survey of hospice service users.
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During the cross-sectional survey data collection period (anticipated November 2026 to March 2027).
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Healthcare professionals' confidence and educational needs
大体时间：During the cross-sectional survey data collection period (anticipated April 2027 to September 2027).
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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.
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During the cross-sectional survey data collection period (anticipated April 2027 to September 2027).
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合作者和调查者
合作者
调查人员
- 首席研究员：Dr Kate Sugar、Dorothy House
- 学习椅：Professor Candida McCabe、Dorothy House
研究记录日期
研究主要日期
学习开始 (估计的)
初级完成 (估计的)
研究完成 (估计的)
研究注册日期
首次提交
首先提交符合 QC 标准的
首次发布 (实际的)
研究记录更新
最后更新发布 (实际的)
上次提交的符合 QC 标准的更新
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