Exploring barriers to care home research recruitment during the COVID-19 pandemic: The influence of social media recruitment posts and public sentiment.

Introduction: Recruitment of care home staff to research studies is recognised as challenging. This was further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated negative media portrayal of care home workers. Social media use has surged since the onset of COVID-19 lockdowns, offering a plausible approach to understanding the barriers to care home research recruitment and gaining insight into public perceptions of care home workers.

Identification errors in medical research: Privacy at all costs?

In laboratory medicine, a misidentified patient sample can lead to an incorrect tissue diagnosis, a potentially fatal blood transfusion error or other serious adverse events. Although well characterised in routine patient care, the overall impacts of misidentification errors in the clinical research setting are less conspicuous but potentially greater, with downstream effects that may extend beyond care at an individual level. When data discrepancies or queries arise in clinical trial data then a data clarification form (DCF) is issued to the researcher by the overseeing trial coordinator or sponsor.

Uptake and effects of psychological first aid training for healthcare workers' wellbeing in nursing homes: A UK national survey.

Aims: Psychological First Aid is a brief intervention based on international guidance from the World Health Organisation. Free to access online training in the intervention was introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic in UK. We aimed to determine the uptake of Psychological First Aid training among healthcare workers in care homes in the UK and to assess its effects on their wellbeing.

Care home workers experiences of stress and coping during COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed methods study.

Aim: The aim of the study was to explore the stress and coping experiences of healthcare workers (HCWs) in care home settings in Scotland during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design: A cross-sectional mixed methods study was conducted using an online survey and interviews.

Methods: Mean scores were calculated for both stress and coping and t-tests used to explore possible links to demographics.