Schizophrenia (including Schizoaffective disorder)
Conditions
Interventions
Case management to encourage uptake of cancer screening Usual cancer screening promotion conducted in community setting by Okayama city
Sponsors
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Science
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Outpatients diagnosed with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder according to the DSM-5 criteria by their primary psychiatrist 2) Patients who visited the hospital of the study site twice or more in the last 6 months 3) Patients aged 40 years or more 4) Patients who live in Okayama city and who are enrolled in the National Health Insurance or Public Assistance systems 5) Patients who understand and agree with the enrollment of this study with IC form, or patients whose proxies consents to their participation in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients with a history of colorectal cancer 2) Patients who have already received colorectal cancer screening in the 2018 fiscal year 3) Patients who plan to move out of Okayama city within 6 months 4) Patients who are judged by their primary psychiatrists as having a risk to deteriorate their symptoms by participating the study 5) Patients who are judged as having insufficient ability to judge by their primary psychiatrist, and who are not accompanied by their proxies in visiting clinics 6) Patients who are judged as not appropriate for participation by the research director and research investigators
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The proportion of the participants who completed the intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Description about the intervention implemented for each participant Description about issue in implementing the intervention Self-reported uptake of colorectal cancer screening and other cancer screenings which are recommended for participants Municipal records of uptake of colorectal cancer screening and other cancer screenings which are recommended for participants Description about reasons of uptake or non-uptake of colorectal cancer screening and detailed examination recommended after screening | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactMasaki Fujiwara
Okayama University Hospital Department of Neuropsychiatry
Outcome results
None listed