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Challenges of developing, conducting, analysing and reporting a COVID-19 study as the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds: an online co-autoethnographic study
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Rod Middleton ,
Katherine A Tuite-Dalton,
Richard S Nicholas,
Nikos Evangelou
BMJ Open, Volume: 11, Issue: 6, Start page: e048788
Swansea University Authors:
Rachael Hunter, Rod Middleton
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DOI (Published version): 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-048788
Abstract
Objectives: To capture the complexities and unique experience of a newly formed multidisciplinary and multicentre research team developing and deploying a COVID-19 study and to identify lessons learnt.Design: Co-autoethnographic study.Setting: Staff at two UK academic institutions, a national charit...
| Published in: | BMJ Open |
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| ISSN: | 2044-6055 2044-6055 |
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BMJ
2021
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65365 |
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Objectives: To capture the complexities and unique experience of a newly formed multidisciplinary and multicentre research team developing and deploying a COVID-19 study and to identify lessons learnt.Design: Co-autoethnographic study.Setting: Staff at two UK academic institutions, a national charity and two major UK hospitals.Participants Researchers, clinicians, academics, statisticians and analysts, patient and public involvement representatives and national charity.Method: s The sampling frame was any content discussed or shared between research team members (emails, meeting minutes, etc), standard observational dimensions and reflective interviews with team members. Data were thematically analysed.Results: Data from 34 meetings and >50 emails between 17 March and 5 August 2020 were analysed. The analysis yielded seven themes with ‘Managing our stress’ as an overarching theme.Conclusion: Mutual respect, flexibility and genuine belief that team members are doing the best they can under the circumstances are essential for completing a time-consuming study, requiring a rapid response during a pandemic. Acknowledging and managing stress and a shared purpose can moderate many barriers, such as the lack of face-to-face interactions, leading to effective team working. |
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Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences |
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MS Society |
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6 |
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e048788 |