Topic: Mental Health Research Network
Conditions
Interventions
The DIALOG approach involves monthly meetings between the service user and key worker for a period of six months. The intervention consists of two elements: a computer-mediated approach in conjunction
Sponsors
Canterbury Christ Church University (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criterion for the clinicians will be that they are designated primary key workers for in-patients within the participating wards. Each service user whose key worker is participating in the study will be eligible to participate as long as the following inclusion criteria are met 1. They have a history of least 3 months of current in-patient treatment in the service and are capable of giving informed consent. Informed consent from both key workers and service users will be obtained before inclusion into the study. 2. Target Gender: Male & Female; Upper Age Limit 75 years ; Lower Age Limit 18 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. The key workers or service users do not wish to participate in the study 2. Service users are required to have been in-patients in the unit for more than three months and able to give informed consent.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of life assessed by Manchester Short Assessment of Quality of Life (MANSA) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Key Worker Stress measured by Maslach Burnout Inventory; Timepoint(s): Time Point 1 - baseline assessment of service users 2. Recovery measured by The Process of Recovery Questionnaire; Timepoint(s): Time Point 1 - baseline assessment of service users 3. Service User Satisfaction; Timepoint(s): Time Point 1 - baseline assessment of service users 4. Social Climate of Ward; Timepoint(s): Time Point 1 - baseline assessment of service users 5. Therapeutic Relationships; Timepoint(s): Time Point 1 - baseline assessment of service users Outcomes will be completed at three time points: Time Point 1 - baseline assessment of service users; for the intervention group this will be prior to their first structured communication session while for the control group this will be at the same time; Time Point 2 ? within the two weeks following the intervention; the last DIALOG approach meeting (after six months); Time Point 3 ? six months post intervention (twelve months after time point one) The remaining secondary outcome measure ?disturbance will be completed at 15 time points. (Any disturbed behaviour involving the service users will be taken from the ward untoward incident forms on a monthly basis from three months prior to the assessment till the six-month post intervention follow up). | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed