Why is research important?
Research is vital for improving healthcare – it helps us to identify the best ways of preventing, diagnosing and treating health conditions. Dynamic Health is part of Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust (CCS NHST). We work on research that is important for our staff and patients, including research from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The CCS NHST Research team supports our research work.
Join Our Research Projects!
Dynamic Health is involved in several research projects. If you want to join a research study or need more information, please talk to your therapist or other healthcare worker. You can also contact the CCS research team at ccs.gen-cambs-researchhub@nhs.net.
The Journey Study
"The Journey Study aims to explore how the experiences young people with juvenile-onset rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases differ from other young people. We are looking for people aged 12 to 30 diagnosed with any rheumatic disease before the age of 16 to complete an online questionnaire about their experiences with education, employment, and career development. The Journey Study is run by researchers at the University of Manchester and funded by Nuffield Foundation’s Oliver Bird Fund in partnership with Versus Arthritis. Please email journey@manchester.ac.uk for more information on how to get involved. You can find out more about the Journey Study here.
Snacktivity
This study is sponsored by Loughborough University and Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The Snacktivity study is testing a new approach to helping people become more physically active. This approach encourages people to do short ‘snacks’ of physical activity throughout the day to improve their health and well-being. Dynamic Health are supporting this study at our Ely and Cambridge clinics. Please speak to your health care professional at your next appointment if you are interested in this study.
Helping patients with musculoskeletal problems do their physiotherapy exercises at home.
This study is led by Dr Rachel Chester at the University of East Anglia. It aims to help patients and their physiotherapists understand what can get in the way of patients doing their home exercises and self-management and to help patients and their physiotherapists work together to find solutions. Patients and physiotherapists who volunteer to take part in the study will attend 4 workshops (virtual or face to face). These will inform development of a training package for physiotherapists and support for patients and physiotherapists to discuss this, sometimes sensitive topic, in the clinic. If you are interested in this study, please contact David Shepherd, the study lead for Dynamic Health s1.dynamichealth@nhs.net or 0300 555 0123; Option 3 (Peterborough & Wisbech).
EQUATE: Barriers and facilitators to EQUitable pArticipation and engagement in research using digiTal mEthods: A qualitative exploration with the public, patients and staff.
Led by University of Southampton, people who have taken part in research the past 12 months are invited for interviews to share their views on the use of digital technology in research. See poster for more information.
Research Results, Findings and Publications
Participating in research helps to inform future treatments and services. It's very important that results of research studies are shared with those who have taken part, staff, and members of the public. Read more about results from studies that the Dynamic Health Service have supported:
Implementation of the BOOST programme in routine NHS practice
Supported by Dynamic Health Services 2017-2018.
BOOST is a 12-week, group-based education and exercise programme informed by cognitive-behavioural approach for older people with lumbar spinal stenosis. The study aimed to optimise the BOOST programme, develop and assess the BOOST online course, evaluate clinical outcomes in patients, and understand the experiences BOOST programme providers (physiotherapists and exercise instructors) in delivering the programme.
Read the full summary document: BOOST Implementation Summary of findings
Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric testing of work patient reported outcome measures in people with RA, OA axSpA and FM
Supported by Dynamic Health Services 2020.
The aims of this study were to evaluate the psychometric properties of measures of presenteeism, and contextual factors affecting presenteeism, for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), osteoarthritis (OA), axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) or fibromyalgia (FM), for use in clinical practice and research. Data collection completed in 2020 and have now been analysed, published and the seven measures tested made freely available.
See full document outlining the five publications resulting from this study here.
Learn More: · About the NIHR: Click here.
About research happening across the East of England: email Ann Rampling at the East of England Research Delivery Network: ann.rampling@nihr.ac.uk · About the CCS research team: Click here .