Policy Research Unit in Quality & Outcomes of Person-Centred Care
Study Code / Acronym
QORUAward Number
PRU_9Programme
Policy Research UnitStatus / Stage
ActiveDates
2 April 2010 -31 December 2017
Duration (calculated)
07 years 08 monthsFunder(s)
NIHRFunding Amount
£8,683,591.00Funder/Grant study page
NIHRContracted Centre
Univeristy of KentContracted Centre Webpage
WHO Catergories
Methodologies and approaches for risk reduction researchRisk reduction intervention
Tools and methodologies for interventions
Disease Type
Dementia (Unspecified)CPEC Review Info
| Reference ID | 370 |
|---|---|
| Researcher | Reside Team |
| Published | 12/06/2023 |
Data
| Study Code / Acronym | QORU |
|---|---|
| Award Number | PRU_9 |
| Status / Stage | Active |
| Start Date | 20100402 |
| End Date | 20171231 |
| Duration (calculated) | 07 years 08 months |
| Funder/Grant study page | NIHR |
| Contracted Centre | Univeristy of Kent |
| Contracted Centre Webpage | |
| Funding Amount | £8,683,591.00 |
Abstract
At the heart of current government policy in health and social care is a focus on achieving the best outcomes for patients and service users.The likely success of these policies will depend on how well we measure and use outcomes information to improve the experience of people using services. ‘Outcomes’ can be measured in terms of how much health and social care improves the quality of life of patients and service users. Our focus is on people who have one or more long-term conditions, that is illnesses, disabilities or impairments which require treatment, management or support for the rest of their lives, including conditions such as stroke, diabetes, learning disabilities, and dementia. Many people have more than one long-term condition. Our research is ‘person-centred’ in that we are concerned about outcomes for individuals, not directly about their specific diseases or about the health and care system.
The research has four main themes.
– Ensuring that the research concerns a wide range of people, including those people with particular conditions or circumstances that sometimes mean they are hard to engage
(Engagement).
– Identifying what is important to people’s quality of life and how this might be best measured (Measurement).
– Understanding how information about care-related quality of life and needs can be used to help determine the best mix of services and support for people, and how these services can best be provided to patient, or help them make decisions about their care
(Application).
– Undertaking research about which types of services and support best deliver person- centred outcomes. A focus is on ways to support the self-management of long-term conditions (Service delivery).
Aims
The research has four main themes. – Ensuring that the research concerns a wide range of people, including those people with particular conditions or circumstances that sometimes mean they are hard to engage (Engagement). – Identifying what is important to people’s quality of life and how this might be best measured (Measurement). – Understanding how information about care-related quality of life and needs can be used to help determine the best mix of services and support for people, and how these services can best be provided to patient, or help them make decisions about their care (Application). – Undertaking research about which types of services and support best deliver person- centred outcomes. A focus is on ways to support the self-management of long-term conditions (Service delivery).