Care home resident and staff perceptions of the acceptability of nutrition intervention trial procedures: a qualitative study embedded within a cluster randomised feasibility trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine care home resident and staff perceptions of the acceptability of participating in a feasibility trial evaluating nutritional interventions in the treatment of malnutrition.

Design

Exploratory qualitative methodology was used to gather descriptions of resident and staff perceptions of trial procedures, using semi-structured interviews with residents and focus groups with staff. The interviews were used to explore individual perceptions of the acceptability of the assigned intervention and the outcomes measured. Focus groups were used to explore staff experiences of trial participation and perspectives of nutritional support interventions.

Setting

The study was embedded within a cluster randomised feasibility trial, which randomised six care homes

SUBMITTER: Stow RE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6059282 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature