Research Projects
Bridges is informed by a 15-year programme of research. Our research has shown it is possible for people to be supported to self-manage through the use of personalised language and strategies by healthcare staff, and through resources such as our handbooks, all co-designed with people living with a long-term condition.
A ‘Bridges way of working’ that personalises self-management support and is integrated across healthcare interactions can help people feel less alone and more confident when living with and managing their condition.
In turn, Bridges has an impact on people’s emotional wellbeing and quality of life when living with a long-term condition, and on practitioners’ wellbeing, productivity and job satisfaction when working in this way. Practitioners report feeling more connected to their job purpose and a greater feeling of achievement and satisfaction.
Bridges as an approach to supporting self-management has now been adapted and evaluated through research in multiple different areas of healthcare. Take a look below to find out more about some of these areas.
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LISTEN
To co-design and evaluate a personalised self-management support intervention for people living with long Covid.
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SPRING
To co-design prehabilitation and early rehabilitation interventions for people undergoing total shoulder replacement
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TIPTOE
TIPTOE is a project designed to help people over the age of 65 living with joint pain and other conditions.
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TULAY
To understand the extent of stroke and stroke services in the Philippines and co-design a new approach to rehabilitation and self-management support.
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UPBEAT
Testing the effectiveness of a wrist worn device and a self-management approach to encourage an increase in the amount of active movement of a person’s upper limb after stroke.
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If you don’t see your area of focus here, contact us. It may be that we have already begun this work, as we’ve been involved in lots of research collaborations.