Treatment follow up of severe and chronic Mentally ill patients

Survey of efficacy and effectiveness of after discharge services and severe and chronic patients phone call follow up performed by the nursing staff

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT201110261959N5

Enrollment

180

Registered

2012-01-19

Start date

2007-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Condition 1: schizophrenia. Condition 2: schizoaffective disorder. Condition 3: bipolar affective disorders. Schizophrenia Schizoaffective disorders Bipolar affective disorders

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention groups,calling case managers,include nurses and phone following.The participants recieve home-visit by a case-manager monthly for 12 consecutive months.The first group inc

Prevention

Intervention groups,calling case managers,include nurses and phone following.The participants recieve home-visit by a case-manager monthly for 12 consecutive months.The first group include nurses.They

In the control group no intervention will be provided.They are contacted by telephone each 3-month to complete the cost questionnaire and asking probability of addmition at 3-month ago.The patients re

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

15 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria:presence of schizophrenia or bipolar spectrum disorders,age 15-60 years old,having at least one hospitalization history for exacerbation in her/his past history,need for aftercare services according to her/his psychiatric due to low level of compliance Exclusion criteria: having organic brain disorder,having cuncurrently substance use disorders, using similar services from other sources

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Relapse and rehospitalization due to exacerbation of disorder. Timepoint: at the biginning and after 12 months of inervention. Method of measurement: observing the course of disease.;Caregiver's knowledge. Timepoint: at the biginning and after 12 months of inervention. Method of measurement: caregiver's knowledge questionnaire.;Caregiver's burden. Timepoint: at the biginning and after 12 months of inervention. Method of measurement: family burden interview scale.;Health of caregiver. Timepoint: at the biginning and after 12 months of inervention. Method of measurement: general health questionnaire.;Patient's satisfaction from services. Timepoint: at the biginning and after 12 months of inervention. Method of measurement: client satisfaction questinnaire-8.;Patient's quality of life. Timepoint: at the biginning and after 12 months of inervention. Method of measurement: guality of life questionnaire-36.;Cost of treatment,cost-effective of evaluation. Timepoint: at the biginning and after 12 months of inervention. Method of measurement: cost questionnaire.;Life skills of patients. Timepoint: at the biginning and after 12 months of inervention. Method of measurement: KELZ life skill scale.;Severity of psychopathology. Timepoint: before and after one year of intervention. Method of measurement: Young Mania Rating Scale(YMRS), Positive and Negetive Syndrome Scale(PANSS).	—

Measure

Time frame

Relapse and rehospitalization due to exacerbation of disorder. Timepoint: at the biginning and after 12 months of inervention. Method of measurement: observing the course of disease.;Caregiver's knowledge. Timepoint: at the biginning and after 12 months of inervention. Method of measurement: caregiver's knowledge questionnaire.;Caregiver's burden. Timepoint: at the biginning and after 12 months of inervention. Method of measurement: family burden interview scale.;Health of caregiver. Timepoint: at the biginning and after 12 months of inervention. Method of measurement: general health questionnaire.;Patient's satisfaction from services. Timepoint: at the biginning and after 12 months of inervention. Method of measurement: client satisfaction questinnaire-8.;Patient's quality of life. Timepoint: at the biginning and after 12 months of inervention. Method of measurement: guality of life questionnaire-36.;Cost of treatment,cost-effective of evaluation. Timepoint: at the biginning and after 12 months of inervention. Method of measurement: cost questionnaire.;Life skills of patients. Timepoint: at the biginning and after 12 months of inervention. Method of measurement: KELZ life skill scale.;Severity of psychopathology. Timepoint: before and after one year of intervention. Method of measurement: Young Mania Rating Scale(YMRS), Positive and Negetive Syndrome Scale(PANSS).

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr.Seyed Kazem Malakouti

Tehran university of medical sience-Tehran psychiatric Institude

sk-malakouti@tums.ac.ir+98 21 6655 0200

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026