NCT04272905

Recording by Patients and Relatives/Friends in the Maternity Unit

Recording by Patients and Relatives/Friends in the Maternity Unit - Patient and Staff Knowledge/Attitudes

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 120 (actual)
• Sponsor: Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Increasingly, patients are keen to record aspects of their medical care, especially in obstetrics and paediatrics. The knowledge of patients and staff in relation to this area is thought to be variable. In addition, the attitudes of patients and staff regarding this practice has not been well studied. This study aims to gather information on patients' use of recording devices to capture audio recordings, photographs or videos. Furthermore it aims to assess patient and staff knowledge and attitudes in relation to this area. This study will involve patients who have recently delivered a baby on the maternity unit or obstetric theatre completing a questionnaire. They will be approached by a study investigator and the study explained. They will then complete a consent form if they are happy to proceed. Following this they will complete the questionnaire. It will also involve the surveying of staff, who will be approached by a study investigator when not directly involved in the clinical care of patients. They will also complete a consent form if they are happy to proceed and then complete the questionnaire.

Detailed description

The aim of the study is to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of both patients and staff towards the recording by patients/relatives/friends within the obstetric environment.

Conditions

• Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
• Maternity
• Health Personnel Attitude
• Healthy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Non-interventional study	The participants will be asked to complete a questionnaire on their knowledge of, and attitudes towards the recording of patient care by patients or relatives/friends in the maternity unit. An investigator will be immediately available to facilitate completion of the survey and assist with understanding of the questions. The data recorded will be a mixture of nominal data (selections from a number of options using a tickbox) or ordinal (as above, but graded e.g. yes / yes with qualifiers / no). Free text will be coded and presented as nominal data or presented verbatim to illustrate points that arise.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-07-05
• Primary completion: 2019-11-12
• Completion: 2019-12-18
• First posted: 2020-02-17
• Last updated: 2020-02-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom