TY - JOUR AU - Nolan, Fiona M. AU - Fox, Chris AU - Cheston, Richard AU - Turner, David AU - Clark, Allan AU - Dodd, Emily AU - Khoo, Mary-Ellen AU - Gray, Richard PY - 2016 DA - 2016/01/29 TI - A feasibility study comparing UK older adult mental health inpatient wards which use protected engagement time with other wards which do not: study protocol JO - Pilot and Feasibility Studies SP - 7 VL - 2 IS - 1 AB - Protected engagement time (PET) is a concept of managing staff time on mental health inpatient wards with the aim of increasing staff and patient interaction. Despite apparent widespread use of PET, there remains a dearth of evidence as to how it is implemented and whether it carries benefits for staff or patients. This protocol describes a study which is being carried out on mental health wards caring for older adults (aged over 65) in England. The study shares a large proportion of the procedures, measures and study team membership of a recently completed investigation of the impact of PET in adult acute mental health wards. The study aims to identify prevalence and components of PET to construct a model for the intervention, in addition to testing the feasibility of the measures and procedures in preparation for a randomised trial. SN - 2055-5784 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-016-0049-z DO - 10.1186/s40814-016-0049-z ID - Nolan2016 ER -