Background This 5-year programme focuses on the management of back pain in older people. What we did During the application process we formed a PPI (patient and public involvement) group and worked closely with them. We advertised for PPI representatives via the NIHR-INVOLVE website and ... READ MORE
PPIE Case Studies
PPIE CASE STUDY CATEGORIES
Cancer | Cardiovascular Medicine | Diabetes and Metabolism | Digital Health from Hospital to Home | Genomic Medicine | Haematology and Stem Cells | Imaging | Life-saving Vaccines | Metabolic Experimental Medicine | Musculoskeletal | Obesity, Diet and Lifestyle | Respiratory Medicine | Stroke and Vascular Dementia | ALLNailbed injury treatments in children (NINJA)
Background We ran a pilot for a study comparing outcomes in treatments for nailbed injuries in children. The pilot highlighted a few issues we needed to address – mainly completion of the follow up assessments, patient retention and outcomes. What we did We ran a focus group with six ... READ MORE
The World Hip Trauma Evaluation
What we did We performed a series of formal qualitative interviews with hip fracture patients and their carers (NIHR RPDG-1210-10022). We explored the patients’ experience of hip fracture and their expectations of recovery from their injury. The patients’ priorities regarding outcome were then ... READ MORE
The RUDY Patient Forum
Background RUDY Study is a novel web-based platform for participants with rare diseases supporting patient-driven research, allowing online registration, data collection, two-way communication and dynamic consent.This case study highlights the valuable contribution of the RUDY Patient ... READ MORE