Evaluating mental health and psychological wellbeing drop-in services at paediatric hospitals

Conditions

Mental health support for families of children with chronic conditions Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Roach A, Bennett S, Heyman I, Coughtrey A, Batura N, Gonzalez L, Astle N, Coates R, Drinkwater J, Evans R, Frederick U, Groszmann M, Jones S, McDonnell K, Marley S, Mobley A, Murray A, O'Sullivan H, Ormrod S, Patel N, Prendegast T, Rajalingam U, Reddy V, Solebo AL, Stokes I, Webster E, Webster R, Vinton G, Shafran R.

2025-04-14

10.1186/s12913-025-12681-1

Acceptability and Effectiveness of Low Intensity Mental Health Services for Children and Young People Attending a General Hospital

Anna Roach, Mike Groszmann, The UCLH Psychological Medicine Team, The Lucy Project Team

BJPsych Open2024-06-01

10.1192/bjo.2024.157

Clinical effectiveness of drop-in mental health services at paediatric hospitals: A non-randomised multi-site study for children and young people and their families – study protocol

Anna Roach, Sophie Bennett, Isobel Heyman, Anna Coughtrey, Isabella Stokes et al. (24 authors)

PLoS ONE2024-05-091 citations

10.1371/journal.pone.0302878

Interventions

This is a single-arm trial with no control group. Referral methods: Participants will be referred using different pathways depending on which hospital they attend. They can self-refer to the projec

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Aged between 5-25 years old and has been a patient at a participating paediatric hospital within the last 6 months or be a carer/family member/sibling of such patients

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants must not have been currently under the care of psychology services within their hospital

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Parent-reported emotional and behavioural problems measured using the total score on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) at baseline and 6 month follow-up	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Parent-reported quality of life measured using the Paediatric Quality of Life (PedsQL) total score at baseline and 6 month follow up 2. Child-reported emotional and behavioural problems measured using the total score on the SDQ at baseline and 6 month follow up 3. Child-reported quality of life measured using the PedsQL total score at baseline and 6 month follow up 4. Child-reported low mood measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) total score at baseline and 6 months 5. Parent-reported low mood measured using the PHQ9 total score at baseline and 6 months 6. Child-reported anxiety measured using the Generalised Anxiety Disorder Assessment (GAD-7) total score at baseline and 6 months 7. Parent-reported anxiety measured using the GAD7 total score at baseline and 6 months	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Parent-reported quality of life measured using the Paediatric Quality of Life (PedsQL) total score at baseline and 6 month follow up 2. Child-reported emotional and behavioural problems measured using the total score on the SDQ at baseline and 6 month follow up 3. Child-reported quality of life measured using the PedsQL total score at baseline and 6 month follow up 4. Child-reported low mood measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) total score at baseline and 6 months 5. Parent-reported low mood measured using the PHQ9 total score at baseline and 6 months 6. Child-reported anxiety measured using the Generalised Anxiety Disorder Assessment (GAD-7) total score at baseline and 6 months 7. Parent-reported anxiety measured using the GAD7 total score at baseline and 6 months

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Countries

England, United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactAnna Roach

anna.roach@annafreud.org+44 (0)7596890672

Outcome results

None listed