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ArticleBMJ open2023

Piloting of a minimum data set for older people living in care homes in England: protocol for a longitudinal, mixed-methods study.

Ann-Marie Towers, Adam Gordon, Arne Timon Wolters, Stephen Allan, Stacey Rand, Lucy Anne Webster, Elizabeth Crellin, Richard James Brine, Kaat De Corte, Gizdem Akdur and 7 more

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Article in BMJ open, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14 citing papers in PubMed.

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  12. Exploratory factor analysis and Rasch analysis to assess the structural validity of the Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit Proxy version (ASCOT-Proxy) completed by care home staff.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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17 authors.

Ann-Marie TowersCentre for Health Services Studies, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK a.towers@kent.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0003-3597-1061
Adam GordonUnit of Injury, Inflammation and Recovery Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Derby Medical School, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1676-9853
Arne Timon WoltersImprovement Analytics Unit, The Health Foundation, London, UK.
Stephen AllanPersonal Social Services Research Unit, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.
Stacey RandPersonal Social Services Research Unit, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9071-2842
Lucy Anne WebsterCentre for Health Services Studies, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.
Elizabeth CrellinImprovement Analytics Unit, The Health Foundation, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8774-224X
Richard James BrineImprovement Analytics Unit, The Health Foundation, London, UK.
Kaat De CorteImprovement Analytics Unit, The Health Foundation, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4370-2606
Gizdem AkdurCentre for Research in Public Health and Community Care, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK.
Lisa IrvineCentre for Research in Public Health and Community Care, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1936-3584
Jennifer BurtonInstitute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4752-6988
Barbara HanrattyPopulation Health Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 5PL, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3122-7190
Anne KillettSchool of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4080-8365
Julienne MeyerSchool of Health Sciences, Division of Nursing, City University of London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5378-2761
Liz JonesNational Care Forum, Coventry, UK.
Claire GoodmanCentre for Research in Public Health and Community Care, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8938-4893

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionHealth and care data are routinely collected about care home residents in England, yet there is no way to collate these data to inform benchmarking and improvement. The Developing research resources And minimum data set for Care Homes' Adoption and use study has developed a prototype minimum data set (MDS) for piloting. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: A mixed-methods longitudinal pilot study will be conducted in 60 care homes (approximately 960 residents) in 3 regions of England, using resident data from cloud-based digital care home records at two-time points. These will be linked to resident and care home level data held within routine National Health Service and social care data sets. Two rounds of focus groups with care home staff (n=8-10 per region) and additional interviews with external stakeholders (n=3 per region) will explore implementation and the perceived utility of the MDS. Data will be assessed for completeness and timeliness of completion. Descriptive statistics, including percentage floor and ceiling effects, will establish data quality. For validated scales, construct validity will be assessed by hypothesis testing and exploratory factor analysis will establish structural validity. Internal consistency will be established using Cronbach's alpha. Longitudinal analysis of the pilot data will demonstrate the value of the MDS to each region. Qualitative data will be analysed inductively using thematic analysis to understand the complexities of implementing an MDS in care homes for older people. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The study has received ethical approval from the London Queen's Square Research Ethics Committee (22/LO/0250). Informed consent is required for participation. Findings will be disseminated to: academics working on data use and integration in social care, care sector organisations, policy makers and commissioners. Findings will be published in peer-reviewed journals. Partner NIHR Applied Research Collaborations, the National Care Forum and the British Geriatrics Society will disseminate policy briefs.

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Research DesignState MedicineAgedEnglandHumansLondonPilot ProjectsGERIATRIC MEDICINEProtocols & guidelinesQuality in health care

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PMID36849214
PMCPMC9972423

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