Au, Pui

Brady, Marian

Burton, Christopher

Clarke, Carl

Hughes, Max

Masterson-Algar, Patricia

Nicoll, Avril

Rick, Caroline

Sackley, Cath

Smith, Christina

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Investigating therapists' experiences and views of delivering LSVT and NHS standardtherapy as part of their role in the PD COMM studyNicoll, Avril; Brady, Marian; Masterson-Algar, Patricia; Burton, Christopher ; Clarke, Carl;Rick, Caroline; Hughes, Max; Au, Pui; Smith, Christina; Sackley, CathPublication date:2017Document VersionPublisher's PDF, also known as Version of recordLink to publication in ResearchOnlineCitation for published version (Harvard):Nicoll, A, Brady, M, Masterson-Algar, P, Burton, C, Clarke, C, Rick, C, Hughes, M, Au, P, Smith, C & Sackley, C2017, 'Investigating therapists' experiences and views of delivering LSVT and NHS standard therapy as part oftheir role in the PD COMM study'.General rightsCopyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright ownersand it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights.Take down policyIf you believe that this document breaches copyright please view our takedown policy at https://edshare.gcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/5179 for detailsof how to contact us.Download date: 24. Apr. 2022Masterson-Algar P1, Burton CR1, Brady MC2, Nicoll A2, Clarke CE3, Rick C4, Hughes M4, Au P4, Smith CH5, Sackley CM61Bangor University, 2Glasgow Caledonian University, 3Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, 4University of Birmingham, 5University College London, 6King’s College LondonCONTACT DETAILSPatricia Masterson-Algar, School of Healthcare Sciences, Bangor UniversityTel. 01248 383129, Email: p.m.algar@bangor.ac.ukPD COMM Website: www.birmingham.ac.uk/PDCOMMBACKGROUNDThe PD COMM trial1 is a phase III multi-centre randomised controlled trial that aims to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of two approaches to speech and language therapy (SLT) (LSVT and NHS standard therapy) compared to noSLT intervention (control) for people with Parkinson’s disease who have self-reported problems with their speech or voice.Acknowledgement Supported by the NIHR HTA Programme (HTA 10/135/02)Investigating therapists’ experiences and views of delivering LSVT and NHS standard therapy as part of their role in the PD COMM studyCONCLUSIONThis study will provide a valuable insight into how PD COMM speech and language therapists go about their everyday job whilst carrying out their research role. By developing a clear account of the experiences of therapists involved in complex interventions rehabilitation trials, process evaluations can play a vital role in increasing researchers’ understanding of why a complex intervention works or fails. METHODSDrawing from the Normalization Process Theory (NPT)3 anumber of data collection mixed methods (Table 1 and 2) willbe used. Therapists will be asked to complete an onlinequestionnaire and an interview at two time-points. This willbe essential in order to unpick the impact that learning overtime might have on therapists’ role in delivering the PDCOMM interventions. All therapists will be asked to recordkey reflections in the form of ‘Critical Incident Reports’.A process evaluation is underway alongside the PD COMM trial which aims to evaluate what went on at the time of thedelivery of the trial interventions and to provide findings that will assist in the interpretation of the PD COMM trial results2.More specifically, it will investigate therapists’: Experiences of delivering the PD COMM interventions,identifying the actual practices and likely tailoring thattook place within the working context. Familiarity with LSVT and NHS standard SLT. Learning over time and its potential impact onoutcomes. Expectations in terms of intervention impacts andtheir research role.The analysis will follow the phases of thematic analysis described by Braun and Clarke4. Themes will then be identified as meaningful patterns across coded data. Questionnaire data will be reported using descriptive statistics.  REFERENCES[1] Sackley CM. et al.  2014. Trials, 15:213; [2] Masterson-Algar P. et al. 2017. Trials, 18:397; [3] May C & Finch T. 2009. Sociology, 43:535; [4] Braun V & Clarke V. 2006. Qual Res Psychol, 3(2):77. PROGRESS to dateThe PD COMM trial was registered on the 18th of April 2016 (ISRCTN: 12421382). To date 25 sites have opened and 53participants have been recruited. Process evaluation data collection is underway; out of the current 40 PD COMMtherapists, 28 have completed the online questionnaire.Table 1. Data collection methods and time pointsTable 2. Process evaluation research questionsFigure 1. NPT constructs applied to PD COMM research speech and language therapistsData analysis:All qualitative data will be coded using a theoretical coding framework underpinned by the PD COMM intervention programme theory and NPT constructs (Fig. 1).

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