None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The goal of this study is to see how well the MyPREP program works to help people to learn how to manage their own mental health condition. The program is delivered with the support of a Peer Support Worker who also has experience living with a mental health condition. Our aim is to get feedback from participants about whether MyPREP is more helpful than ‘usual care’. MyPREP is a program made by members of this research team with the help of people with lived-experience of mental ill-health. MyPREP is a personal recovery plan and supports people to map out the strategies that help to keep people well, manage those ups and downs, move on from a crisis if one comes their way, and make active, meaningful and purposeful plans for now and the future. In this study participants will be guided through the MyPREP program by a ‘Self-Care Champion’ who is a trained Peer Support Worker from One Door Mental Health.
Interventions
Over a 3-month period, trained staff called ‘Self-Care Champions’ from One Door Mental Health will support individuals with serious mental health conditions who are accessing their service to work through the MyPREP structured self-management tool.
MyPREP consists of different self-management modules each including psychoeducation and activities, which the participant can choose to complete:
• Recovery
• Psychoeducation
• Relapse prevention
• Crisis planning
• Wellness planning
• Goal setting
Over a 3-month period, trained staff called ‘Self-Care Champions’ from One Door Mental Health will support individuals with serious mental health conditions who are accessing their service to work through the MyPREP structured self-management tool. MyPREP consists of different self-management modules each including psychoeducation and activities, which the participant can choose to complete: • Recovery • Psychoeducation • Relapse prevention • Crisis planning • Wellness planning • Goal setting The MyPREP intervention is intended to be flexibly delivered based on the participant’s personal preference in terms of: (1) what components of the intervention are completed based on relevance; (2) the medium in which the intervention is delivered (paper-based; digital; discussion); (3) how the intervention is facilitated (face-to-face; phone; digital conferencing platforms or a combination); (4) the frequency and timing of the support sessions, with sessions being scheduled at a mutually agreed upon time and be held approximately weekly. If MyPREP is delivered on paper, participants will receive a study-specific workbook. If MyPREP is delivered digitally, participants will be supported to register an account on the MyPREP digital platform. If MYPrep is delivered verbally, this will be facilitated by the Self-Care Champion. The intervention is expected to take approximately 12 hours over the three month period, however, this will vary based on the participant's preference and flexible delivery of the intervention. The Self-Care Champions facilitating the delivery of the intervention will be responsible for monitoring progress.
Sponsors
The University of Sydney
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Educational / counselling / training
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Adults aged 18 years of age and older 2. On the caseload of One Door Mental Health 3. Self-Identify as having a long-term mental health condition (such as schizophrenia related disorders, bipolar disorders, major unipolar depression; complex post traumatic stress disorder; personality disorder)
Exclusion criteria
1. People who lack capacity to consent to take part in the study 2. People who in the view of the mental health team present such a high risk of harm to others, or it would be unsafe for researchers or a support worker to meet with them even in a mental health service setting 3. People who cannot understand the intervention when delivered in English
Outcome results
None listed