A Survey of Resources and Nursing Workforce for Clinical Research Delivery in Paediatric Intensive Care Within the UK / Ireland

Menzies, Julie C; Jennings, Claire; Marshall, Rebecca

doi:10.3389/fped.2022.848378

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“…Our study team could support this enhanced level of involvement for free, but this level of resource and flexibility is not commonly available. In the UK, only 11 (52%) of the 21 responding PICUs had permanent, funded research delivery roles and only two (5%) including our unit offered cover seven days a week (Menzies et al 2022). This level of support may therefore not be replicable elsewhere.…”

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‘Just one interview’: making visible the hidden workload associated with qualitative research

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Background Appropriate costing and allocation of resources is vital to ensure that recruitment to a study is achieved on time and on target. However, there is little guidance concerning the workload associated with qualitative research.Aim To review the planned versus actual workloads in a qualitative sub-study following elective cardiac surgery in children.Discussion Parents of children approached for a clinical trial were invited to participate in a semi-structured interview to explore their views about making decisions concerning their children's participation in the trial. A workload audit was conducted using anticipated points of contact with participants, and the duration of activities identified in the protocol and Health Research Authority statement of activities; these were compared with timed activities documented by the research team. ConclusionThe current system did not anticipate or capture the workload associated with conducting a relatively straightforward qualitative sub-study of a clinical trial with a researchengaged patient group.Implications for practice Understanding the hidden workload associated with qualitative research is vital in ensuring that project timelines, recruitment targets and funding for research staff are realistic.

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‘Just one interview’: making visible the hidden workload associated with qualitative research

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Organisation of clinical research in intensive care units: A scoping review

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Laclautre

et al. 2024

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Job description and perception of clinical research personnel working in a network of French intensive care units

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Dupuis,

Gouby

et al. 2024

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Background There is a lack of information about the organisation and management of clinical research personnel in Europe and of their professional activity in intensive care. We therefore conducted a cross-sectional survey among personnel currently working in a French intensive care research network that involves 41 centres nationwide. The aim of the survey was to describe the personnel’s personal and institutional organisation and management, their job perception in terms of satisfaction and stress, and suggestions for improvement. Methods Over 3 months in 2023, the research personnel received an electronic questionnaire on their personal and professional profile, past and present training, workplace and functions currently performed, personal knowledge about job skills required, job satisfaction and stress by as measured on a rating scale, and suggested ways of improvement. Results Ninety seven people replied to the questionnaire (a response rate of 71.3%), of whom 78 (57.3%) were sufficiently involved in intensive care to provide complete answers. This core sample had profiles in line with French recruitment policies and comprised mainly Bachelor/Master graduates, with nurses accounting for only 21.8%. The female to male ratio was 77:23%. Many responders declared to have a shared activity of technician (for investigation) and assistant (for quality control). More than 70% of the responders considered that most of the tasks required of each worker were major. Figures were much lower for project managers, who were few to take part in the survey. On a scale of 10, the median of job satisfaction was 7 for personal work organisation, 6 for training and for institutional organisation, and only 5 for personal career management. The median of job stress was 5 and was inversely correlated with satisfaction with career management. Respect of autonomy, work-sharing activity between investigation and quality control, a better career progression, financial reward for demanding tasks, and participation in unit staff meetings were the main suggestions to improve employee satisfaction. Conclusion This nationwide survey provides a new insight into the activity of French clinical research personnel and points to ways to improve the quality and efficiency of this workforce.

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A Survey of Resources and Nursing Workforce for Clinical Research Delivery in Paediatric Intensive Care Within the UK / Ireland

Cited by 3 publications

References 33 publications

‘Just one interview’: making visible the hidden workload associated with qualitative research

‘Just one interview’: making visible the hidden workload associated with qualitative research

Organisation of clinical research in intensive care units: A scoping review

Job description and perception of clinical research personnel working in a network of French intensive care units

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