Relapse Rates Related to Website Usage
Conditions
Keywords
Schizophrenia, Relapse, Psychological distress
Brief summary
This study will assess the feasibility of using the internet and in-home computers to provide advice from health care professionals, social support, and health information to people with schizophrenia and their families.
Detailed description
The objective of this study is to assess the feasibility of using the World Wide Web (Web) and in-home computers to provide patients suffering from schizophrenia and their families advice from health care professionals, social support, and information. The purposes of this intervention are to improve: 1) the availability, convenience and use of needed mental health services; 2) family support for their ill family members; and 3) patient and family outcomes.
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL(relapse rate)
Sponsors
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
University of Pittsburgh
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
14 Years to 55 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Diagnosis of schizophrenia Able to speak and read English Regular contact with a family member
Exclusion criteria
* Enrolled in another study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The outcome, patient relapse, will be assessed for the patients in the intervention group and control group by estimating the size of the intervention's effect on relapse rate. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| For the primary caregiver, the distribution of the psychological distress measure will be examined and transformation will be made if necessary for further analysis. | — |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed