Mental wellbeing Mental and Behavioural Disorders Mental wellbeing
Conditions
Interventions
Participants are randomly allocated to one of two groups:
Intervention arm:
Participants in the intervention arm will be offered up to 12 sessions with a Health Traine
Sponsors
Plymouth University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Males & Females 2. 18 years or older 3. Receiving Community Supervision 4. For prison releases: in the community for at least 2 months 5. Minimum of 7 months of community sentence to serve 6. Willing & able to: receive support in one or more target health behaviours (alcohol reduction; smoking reduction; increased physical activity; improved diet) and/or improve wellbeing 7. Willing and able to: take part in a randomised controlled trial with follow-up at 3 and 6 months 8. Residing within the geographical areas of the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Present a serious risk of harm to the researchers or Health Trainers 2. Unable to provide informed consent 3. Those with disrupted lives who may find it difficult from the outset to engage in the intervention.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Acceptability and feasibility outcomes: 1. Eligibility rate, measured by reviewing patient notes (baseline) 2. Recruitment rate, measured by reviewing patient notes (baseline) 3. Attrition and loss to follow-up, measured by reviewing patient notes (baseline, 3- and 6-month follow ups) 4. Completion and completeness of data collection, measured by reviewing patient questionnaires (baseline, 3- and 6-month follow ups) 5. Estimates of the distribution of outcome measures, measured by reviewing patient questionnaires (baseline, 3- and 6-month follow ups) 6. Acceptability of intervention to participants, measured by patient interviews and reviewing patient notes (baseline, 3- and 6-month follow ups) 7. Acceptability of study participation to participants, measured by patient interviews and reviewing patient notes (baseline, 3- and 6-month follow ups) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcome measures/proposed outcomes measures for future definitive RCT: 1. Subjective mental wellbeing is measured using the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS) at baseline, 3 and 6 months 2. Self-reported smoking (number of cigarettes smoked per day) is measured using 7-day recall of smoking at baseline, 3 and 6 months 3. Cigarette dependence is measured using the Fagerström Test for Cigarette Dependence (FTCD)29 at baseline, 3 and 6 months 4. Alcohol use is measured using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT-C) at baseline, 3 and 6 months 5. Diet is measured using the Dietary Instrument for Nutrition Education (DINE) at baseline, 3 and 6 months 6. Physical activity is measured through a 7-day recall of physical activity at baseline, 3 and 6 months 7. Substance Use is measured using the Treatment Outcomes Profile (TOP) at baseline, 3 and 6 months 8. Confidence to and importance of behaviour change, access to social support, action planning, and self-monitoring measures relating to health behaviours at baseline, 3 and 6 months – Please separate these outcomes, including the method and timepoints of measurement for each 8.1. Reducing alcohol consumption: 8.1.1. Confidence to reduce alcohol consumption is measured using a 9-point scale at baseline, 3 and 6 months 8.1.2. Importance of reducing alcohol consumption is measured using a 9-point scale at baseline, 3 and 6 months 8.1.3. Access to social support is measured using a 9-point scale at baseline, 3 and 6 months 8.1.4. Action planning to reduce alcohol consumption is measured using 30-day recall at baseline, 3 and 6 months 8.1.5. Self-monitoring of alcohol consumption is measured using 30-day recall at baseline, 3 and 6 months 8.2. Reducing | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactLynne Callaghan
Outcome results
None listed