Common mental health difficulties for people with kidney disease Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Participants will receive 6 months of the intervention and 6 months of standard care, and will be individually randomised into immediate and delayed intervention groups.
The multi-component intervent
Sponsors
Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 18 years and above 2. Under the active care of a Nephrologist 3. Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-2 score OR Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-2) score =3 4. Capable of giving informed consent, completing self-report measures, and using written self-help materials in English
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Currently receiving formal psychotherapy 2. A previous diagnosis of a severe or enduring mental health problem 3. Change in antidepressant medication in the last month 4. Current substance or alcohol addiction
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Recruitment rate: % of those eligible and approached who have consented to study participation at 3 months 2. Retention rate: % that remain in the study until the end of follow up at 12 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Consent to screen rate: % of those approached who consent to the screening survey at 3 months 2. Screening positivity rate: % of those screened who score 3 or more on the PHQ-2/GAD-2 at 3 months 3. Randomisation acceptability assessed through qualitative interviews. Interviews will take place at 6 months for the immediate group and 12 months for the delayed group. 4. Adherence to intervention and fidelity of intervention delivery, assessed using Assistant Psychological Practitioner self-report against a quantitative checklist and qualitative interviews with participants. Checklists and Interviews will be undertaken at 6 months for the immediate group and 12 months for the delayed group. 5. Completion of outcome measures: proportion of missing data at 0, 3, 6 and 12 months (immediate group) and 0, 6, 9 and 12 months (delayed intervention group) | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed