Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Treatment as usual
Peer led recovery groups
Sponsors
South African Medical Research Council
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Service user eligibility criteria are: (i) clinical diagnosis of any psychotic disorder that is associated with enduring disability, including schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder or dual diagnosis of schizophrenia and alcohol use disorder (ii) =18 years; (iii) speak isiXhosa; (iv) have capacity to give informed consent; and (v) no plans to move out of the area within the next 6 months. Caregiver eligibility criteria are: (i) primary caregiver for a participating service user; (ii) =18 years; (iii) speak isiXhosa; and (iv) no plans to move out of the area within the next 6 months.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: There are no specific inclusion or exclusion criteria.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Recovery Assessment Scale Domains and Stages | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Self-reported 12 item WHO Disability Assessment Schedule;Proxy reported 12-item WHO Disability Assessment Schedule;Camberwell Assessment of Needs Short Assessment Scale;Internalised Stigma of Mental Illness Scale;Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test - Consumption AUDIT-C;INSPIRE Support for recovery;Involvement Evaluation Questionnaire- Caregiving consequences section;Medication adherence 4 point ordinal scale;Health service use- number, duration and reason for inpatient admissions; and number of consultations with different types of healthcare worker in the last 2 months;Relapse- inpatient admission for mental health OR police contact for mental health | — |
Countries
South Africa
Contacts
Public ContactCarrie Brooke Sumner
PI
Outcome results
None listed