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PATients’ views of Health and WORK advice (PATcHWORK) study
1 Lin1, V. Parsons1, R. Singhal1, K. Walker-Bone2, G. Wynne-Jones3, E. Godfrey4, E. Wainwright5, I. Madan1
2Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
3School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
4School of Medicine, Keele University, UK
5King’s College London, UK
6University of Aberdeen, UK
Background
There currently exist a variety of UK-based health and work support services. It is therefore important to understand patients’ preference in terms of their content format and delivery of future interventions.
Aims
To develop a detailed understanding of how best to develop and deliver health and work support from the patients’ perspective. The type of support they want, the setting and timing to receive this, the mode of delivery and who should deliver it. How this support can be linked with existing services, and to what extent they think employers would be receptive to information on supporting their health at work.
Methods
Qualitative design comprising 1-2-1 interviews. Interview questions were developed in collaboration with the University of Aberdeen Epidemiology Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement group. Participants were screened and recruited following advertisement via existing research networks and professional societies. Structured thematic analysis methods were used for data analysis. Two researchers independently conducted the 1-2-1 interviews and preliminary coding of the data, final key themes formulated following consensus discussion between the two researchers.
Results
15/28 participants were screened and consented into the study.
Analysis is being finalised, but preliminary findings indicate patients would like easy access (e.g. a website) to information on managing some common conditions, the range of available health and work support services and how to access these if required. Signposting to these services from the primary and secondary care setting would be preferable. Several participants reported impartial advice from occupational health were helpful.
References:
(1) Black C. Working for a healthier tomorrow. TSO, London, 2008.
(2) Sauter, A. W., Jr., & Nevid, J. S. (1991). Work skills training with chronic schizophrenic sheltered workers. Rehabilitation Psychology, 36(4), 255–264. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0079090
(3) Bond GR, Drake RE, Becker DR. Generalizability of the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model of supported employment outside the US. World Psychiatry. 2012 Feb;11(1):32-9. doi: 10.1016/j.wpsyc.2012.01.005. PMID: 22295007; PMCID: PMC3266767
