Clinical trial NCT04272905: Recording by Patients and Relatives/Friends in the Maternity Unit
Official title: Recording by Patients and Relatives/Friends in the Maternity Unit - Patient and Staff Knowledge/Attitudes
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Maternity
Health Personnel Attitude
Healthy
Keywords: Knowledge
Attitudes
Recording
Maternity
Lead sponsor: Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2020-02-17
Enrollment: 120
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: As above.

Brief 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.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* \> 18 years
* Post natal following any form of delivery
* Between 4 and 48 hours after delivery
* Able to understand English adequately to give consent and complete the questionnaire

Exclusion Criteria:

- Women experiencing complications affecting themselves or their babies will be excluded if it is felt that approaching them for potential recruitment might be overly intrusive.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Knowledge and attitudes of both patients and staff towards the recording by patients/relatives/friends within the maternity unit and obstetric theatre environment.
timeFrame: Cross-sectional design: Participants are expected to be in the study for 15 minutes approx.
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Group differences between the knowledge and attitudes of patients and staff regarding what is acceptable to record and appropriate uses of recordings.
timeFrame: Data analysis will be completed and reported within an average of one year.
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: London
country: United Kingdom
facility: Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
state: Greater London
Study officials:
affiliation: Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust
name: Ursula McHugh, MB BCh BaO
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Tsulukidze M, Durand MA, Barr PJ, Mead T, Elwyn G. Providing recording of clinical consultation to patients - a highly valued but underutilized intervention: a scoping review. Patient Educ Couns. 2014 Jun;95(3):297-304. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2014.02.007. Epub 2014 Mar 3.
citation: NHS Protect. Patients recording NHS staff in health and social care settings. 2016.
citation: Care Quality Commission. Thinking about using a hidden camera or other equipment to monitor someone's care. 2015.