Sexual health in people with severe mental illness (schizophrenia and related disorders, bipolar disorder and psychotic major depression) Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
The two objectives will be met using slightly different methodologies and are described below separately.
Study 1 - Service User Perspectives
A qualitative research study will be used to explore the
Sponsors
King's College London
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Service users: 1. Aged 18 years old and over 2. Have received a formal diagnosis of SMI described above from a mental health professional 3. Have the ability to give informed consent Staff: 1. Currently working in sexual or reproductive healthcare provision or have done so in the last 3 years 2. Have the ability to give informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Service users: 1. Not diagnosed with a severe mental illness 2. Aged under 18 years old 3. Are considered by the researcher(s) to be too unwell or distressed to participate in the study 4. Are unable to give informed consent to the study Staff: 1. Are not currently working in sexual and reproductive healthcare provision or have not done so in the last 3 years 2. Are unable to give informed consent to the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Perspectives of service users, informed by their experience of accessing sexual and reproductive health services, measured using data collected from individual semi-structured in-depth one-to-one interviews conducted in MS Teams interviews, transcribed verbatim at one timepoint 2. Sexual and reproductive health providers’ perspectives measured using data collected from focus groups at one timepoint | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| There are no secondary outcome measures | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactMargaret Heslin
Outcome results
None listed