Peer advocacy and access to healthcare for people who are homeless in London, UK: a mixed method impact, economic and process evaluation protocol
Introduction People who are homeless experience higher morbidity and mortality than the general population. These outcomes are exacerbated by inequitable access to healthcare. Emerging evidence suggests a role for peer advocates—that is, trained volunteers with lived experience—to support people who...
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doaj-636d679922e04821bfdffda48669b87f2021-08-07T17:02:01ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552021-06-0111610.1136/bmjopen-2021-050717Peer advocacy and access to healthcare for people who are homeless in London, UK: a mixed method impact, economic and process evaluation protocolAlec Miners0Dee Menezes1Serena Luchenski2Alistair Story3Lucy Platt4Elizabeth Williamson5Sujit D Rathod6Andrew Guise7PJ Annand8Paniz Hosseini9Kate Bowgett10Martin Burrows112London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UKInstitute of Health Informatics, University College London, London, UK1 Institute of Epidemiology and Healthcare, University College London, London, UK Find and Treat Service, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UKFaculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UKprofessor of biostatistics and health data science1 Department of Population Health at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK School of Population Health and Environmental Sciences, King's College London, London, UKSchool of Population Health and Environmental Sciences, King's College London, London, UKDepartment of Public Health, Environments and Society, Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UKGroundswell, London, UKGroundswell, London, UKIntroduction People who are homeless experience higher morbidity and mortality than the general population. These outcomes are exacerbated by inequitable access to healthcare. Emerging evidence suggests a role for peer advocates—that is, trained volunteers with lived experience—to support people who are homeless to access healthcare.Methods and analysis We plan to conduct a mixed methods evaluation to assess the effects (qualitative, cohort and economic studies); processes and contexts (qualitative study); fidelity; and acceptability and reach (process study) of Peer Advocacy on people who are homeless and on peers themselves in London, UK. People with lived experience of homelessness are partners in the design, execution, analysis and dissemination of the evaluation.Ethics and dissemination Ethics approval for all study designs has been granted by the National Health Service London—Dulwich Research Ethics Committee (UK) and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine’s Ethics Committee (UK). We plan to disseminate study progress and outputs via a website, conference presentations, community meetings and peer-reviewed journal articles.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/6/e050717.full |
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Alec Miners Dee Menezes Serena Luchenski Alistair Story Lucy Platt Elizabeth Williamson Sujit D Rathod Andrew Guise PJ Annand Paniz Hosseini Kate Bowgett Martin Burrows Peer advocacy and access to healthcare for people who are homeless in London, UK: a mixed method impact, economic and process evaluation protocol BMJ Open |
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Peer advocacy and access to healthcare for people who are homeless in London, UK: a mixed method impact, economic and process evaluation protocol |
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Peer advocacy and access to healthcare for people who are homeless in London, UK: a mixed method impact, economic and process evaluation protocol |
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Peer advocacy and access to healthcare for people who are homeless in London, UK: a mixed method impact, economic and process evaluation protocol |
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Peer advocacy and access to healthcare for people who are homeless in London, UK: a mixed method impact, economic and process evaluation protocol |
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Peer advocacy and access to healthcare for people who are homeless in London, UK: a mixed method impact, economic and process evaluation protocol |
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peer advocacy and access to healthcare for people who are homeless in london, uk: a mixed method impact, economic and process evaluation protocol |
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Introduction People who are homeless experience higher morbidity and mortality than the general population. These outcomes are exacerbated by inequitable access to healthcare. Emerging evidence suggests a role for peer advocates—that is, trained volunteers with lived experience—to support people who are homeless to access healthcare.Methods and analysis We plan to conduct a mixed methods evaluation to assess the effects (qualitative, cohort and economic studies); processes and contexts (qualitative study); fidelity; and acceptability and reach (process study) of Peer Advocacy on people who are homeless and on peers themselves in London, UK. People with lived experience of homelessness are partners in the design, execution, analysis and dissemination of the evaluation.Ethics and dissemination Ethics approval for all study designs has been granted by the National Health Service London—Dulwich Research Ethics Committee (UK) and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine’s Ethics Committee (UK). We plan to disseminate study progress and outputs via a website, conference presentations, community meetings and peer-reviewed journal articles. |
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