Evaluating the implementation and impact of the HEart faiLure carer support Programme (HELP) in the United Kingdom: A study protocol for a multi-centre, mixed-method, implementation study

• Gareth Thompson ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Gareth Thompson, Judy Bradley, Martin Dempster, Patrick Stark, Mike Clarke, Nicola Johnston, Lana Dixon, Patricia Campbell, Patrick Donnelly, Theresa McDonagh, Susan Piper, Yvonne Millerick, Loreena Hill, Donna Fitzsimons

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: Gareth.thompson@qub.ac.uk (GT); d.fitzsimons@qub.ac.uk (DF)

  Affiliation School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4658-8132

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• Judy Bradley ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Gareth Thompson, Judy Bradley, Martin Dempster, Patrick Stark, Mike Clarke, Nicola Johnston, Lana Dixon, Patricia Campbell, Patrick Donnelly, Theresa McDonagh, Susan Piper, Yvonne Millerick, Loreena Hill, Donna Fitzsimons

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom

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• Martin Dempster ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Gareth Thompson, Judy Bradley, Martin Dempster, Patrick Stark, Mike Clarke, Nicola Johnston, Lana Dixon, Patricia Campbell, Patrick Donnelly, Theresa McDonagh, Susan Piper, Yvonne Millerick, Loreena Hill, Donna Fitzsimons

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Psychology, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom

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• Patrick Stark ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Gareth Thompson, Judy Bradley, Martin Dempster, Patrick Stark, Mike Clarke, Nicola Johnston, Lana Dixon, Patricia Campbell, Patrick Donnelly, Theresa McDonagh, Susan Piper, Yvonne Millerick, Loreena Hill, Donna Fitzsimons

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom

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• Mike Clarke ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Gareth Thompson, Judy Bradley, Martin Dempster, Patrick Stark, Mike Clarke, Nicola Johnston, Lana Dixon, Patricia Campbell, Patrick Donnelly, Theresa McDonagh, Susan Piper, Yvonne Millerick, Loreena Hill, Donna Fitzsimons

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom

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• Nicola Johnston ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Gareth Thompson, Judy Bradley, Martin Dempster, Patrick Stark, Mike Clarke, Nicola Johnston, Lana Dixon, Patricia Campbell, Patrick Donnelly, Theresa McDonagh, Susan Piper, Yvonne Millerick, Loreena Hill, Donna Fitzsimons

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, United Kingdom

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• Lana Dixon ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Gareth Thompson, Judy Bradley, Martin Dempster, Patrick Stark, Mike Clarke, Nicola Johnston, Lana Dixon, Patricia Campbell, Patrick Donnelly, Theresa McDonagh, Susan Piper, Yvonne Millerick, Loreena Hill, Donna Fitzsimons

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, United Kingdom

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• Patricia Campbell ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Gareth Thompson, Judy Bradley, Martin Dempster, Patrick Stark, Mike Clarke, Nicola Johnston, Lana Dixon, Patricia Campbell, Patrick Donnelly, Theresa McDonagh, Susan Piper, Yvonne Millerick, Loreena Hill, Donna Fitzsimons

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Craigavon Area Hospital, Southern Health and Social Care Trust, Portadown, United Kingdom

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• Patrick Donnelly ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Gareth Thompson, Judy Bradley, Martin Dempster, Patrick Stark, Mike Clarke, Nicola Johnston, Lana Dixon, Patricia Campbell, Patrick Donnelly, Theresa McDonagh, Susan Piper, Yvonne Millerick, Loreena Hill, Donna Fitzsimons

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Ulster Hospital, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust, Dundonald, United Kingdom

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• Theresa McDonagh ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Gareth Thompson, Judy Bradley, Martin Dempster, Patrick Stark, Mike Clarke, Nicola Johnston, Lana Dixon, Patricia Campbell, Patrick Donnelly, Theresa McDonagh, Susan Piper, Yvonne Millerick, Loreena Hill, Donna Fitzsimons

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation King’s College Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom

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• Susan Piper ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Gareth Thompson, Judy Bradley, Martin Dempster, Patrick Stark, Mike Clarke, Nicola Johnston, Lana Dixon, Patricia Campbell, Patrick Donnelly, Theresa McDonagh, Susan Piper, Yvonne Millerick, Loreena Hill, Donna Fitzsimons

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation King’s College Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3650-2091

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• Yvonne Millerick ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Gareth Thompson, Judy Bradley, Martin Dempster, Patrick Stark, Mike Clarke, Nicola Johnston, Lana Dixon, Patricia Campbell, Patrick Donnelly, Theresa McDonagh, Susan Piper, Yvonne Millerick, Loreena Hill, Donna Fitzsimons

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Nursing, Community and Public Health, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, United Kingdom, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom

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• Loreena Hill ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Gareth Thompson, Judy Bradley, Martin Dempster, Patrick Stark, Mike Clarke, Nicola Johnston, Lana Dixon, Patricia Campbell, Patrick Donnelly, Theresa McDonagh, Susan Piper, Yvonne Millerick, Loreena Hill, Donna Fitzsimons

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Nursing and Paramedic Science, Ulster University, Londonderry, United Kingdom

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• Donna Fitzsimons

  Contributed equally to this work with: Gareth Thompson, Judy Bradley, Martin Dempster, Patrick Stark, Mike Clarke, Nicola Johnston, Lana Dixon, Patricia Campbell, Patrick Donnelly, Theresa McDonagh, Susan Piper, Yvonne Millerick, Loreena Hill, Donna Fitzsimons

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: Gareth.thompson@qub.ac.uk (GT); d.fitzsimons@qub.ac.uk (DF)

  Affiliation School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom

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