Mental health Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Current interventions as of 05/02/2014:
Peer-provided self management
Participants in the treatment group will be offered up to 10 meetings with a peer support worker,
Sponsors
Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Current inclusion criteria as of 05/02/2014: 1. Adults (aged 18+) who have been on the caseload of a participating Crisis Resolution Team for at least a week 2. Male and female 3. A threshold has been set that at least half the participants recruited must be identified during screening at services as having schizophrenia or other psychosis or bipolar disorder Previous inclusion criteria: 1. Adults (aged 18+) who have been on the caseload of a participating Crisis Resolution Team for at least a week 2. Male and female
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Current exclusion criteria as of 05/02/2014: 1. People who lack capacity to consent to take part in the study 2. People who in the view of the clincal team at their Crisis Resolution Team present such a high risk of harm to others, it would be unsafe for researchers or peer support workers to meet with them even in a mental health service setting 3. People who are discharged to addresses outside the catchment area 4. People who cannot understand the intervention when delivered in English Previous exclusion criteria: 1. People who lack capacity to consent to take part in the study 2. People who in the view of the clinical team at their Crisis Resolution Team present such a high risk of harm to others, it would be unsafe for researchers or peer support workers to meet with them even in a mental health service setting 3. People who are already on the caseloads of a highly intensive community service, such as an Assertive Outreach Team 4. People who are discharged to addresses outside the catchment area 5. People who cannot understand the intervention when delivered in English
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Re-admission to acute care measured at one year from study entry | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Current secondary outcome measures as of 05/02/2014: 1. Days in acute care over 1-year follow-up 2. Time to readmission (1-year follow-up) 3. Mental health service use (1-year follow-up) 4. Illness management measured at 4-month follow-up interview - IMR questionnaire 5. Psychiatric symptoms measured at 4-month follow-up interview - BPRS questionnaire 6. Satisfaction with services measured at 4-month follow-up interview - CSQ questionnaire 7. Self-rated recovery measured at 4-month follow-up - QPR questionnaire 8. Social inclusion at 4-month follow-up ? SIX questionnaire 9. Loneliness at 4-month follow-up ? UCLA Loneliness Scale questionnaire 10. Social network at 4-month follow-up ? Lubben SNS questionnaire 11. Neighbourhood social capital at 4-month follow-up - Health and Lifestyles survey Neighbourhood social capital questionnaire Added 07/12/2016: Outcomes 4-11 will also be assessed at 18 month follow-up. Previous secondary outcome measures: 1. Employment status measured at 4 month follow up interview 2. Illness Management measured at 4 month follow-up interview - IMR questionnaire 3. Inpatient bed days, measured one year following study entry 4. Perceived continuity of care, measured by Continu-um questionnaire at 4 month follow-up 5. Psychiatric symptoms measured at 4 month follow up interview - BPRS questionnaire 6. Satisfaction with services measured at 4 month follow-up interview - CSQ questionnaire 7. Self-rated recovery measured at 4 month follow up - QPR questionniare | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed