Introduction Seminar About Patient Participation and Treatment Options for Psychiatric Patients on Waiting List

NCT00967265 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Introduction seminar
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 92
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Patient participation is a central concept in Norwegian health policy. It is mandatory in hospitals and emphasised as one of the most prioritised areas by the Government. Studies from Norway have repeatedly found that patients who seek help in community mental health centres ("DPS") are dissatisfied with the information they receive and about their possibility for real influence in their treatment. One way to improve individual patient participation might be to give patients information before they start their treatment. This can be done as group based patient education to reduce the resources needed. Furthermore, as there are waiting lists for treatment, such introduction seminars could be held while patients are waiting to use this time in a meaningful way. The present study therefore aims at testing the effect of an introduction seminar for patients on waiting list in a community mental health centre.

Conditions

Mental Disorders

Keywords

Introduction seminar; Psychoeducation; Waiting list; Patient participation; Mental disorders

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Behavior and symptoms

  Behavior and Symptom Identification Scale (BASIS-32)

  12 months

• knowledge on treatment preference

  1 month

• patient activation (coping)

  measured with Patient Activation Measure (PAM)

  4 months

Secondary Outcomes (7)

• Client satisfaction

  Baseline, 4 and 12 months

• Perceived participation

  Baseline, 4 and 12 months

• Psychiatric Out-Patient Experiences

  Baseline, 4 and 12 months

• Quality of Life

  Baseline, 4 and 12 months

• motivation for treatment

  Baseline, 1 and 4 months

Study Arms (2)

Introduction seminar

EXPERIMENTAL

Psychoeducation for patients on waiting list

Behavioral: Introduction seminar

Usual care

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Usual care

Other: Usual care

Interventions

Introduction seminar BEHAVIORAL

The seminar will be held over two half days, each lasting 2.5 hours. Up to 30 patients can participate in each seminar. The details of the content of the program will be developed based on study one. The preliminarily plans are to give general information about the community mental health centre, the available treatment options and patients rights by presentations from health personnel and user representatives. At the end of each day, the patients will be divided into small groups mentored by health personnel were they can discuss the presentations and ask questions. In the breaks, literature and other type of information for patients will be on display. All participants will get a folder with details of the program and leaflets from patient organisations and governmental agencies.

Also known as: psychoeducation

Introduction seminar

Usual care OTHER

Usual care

Usual care

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Patients older than 18 years referred for out patient treatment who get a guarantee of starting treatment between 2 and 6 months will be included.

You may not qualify if:

• patients with a guarantee of starting treatment in less than two months and
• patients who do not understand the consequences of taking part in the study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Norwegian University of Science and Technology: lead
• Helse Nord-Trøndelag HF: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Tiller DPS

Trondheim, 7055, Norway

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Koksvik JM, Linaker OM, Grawe RW, Bjorngaard JH, Lara-Cabrera ML. The effects of a pretreatment educational group programme on mental health treatment outcomes: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Health Serv Res. 2018 Aug 29;18(1):665. doi: 10.1186/s12913-018-3466-2.

  PMID: 30157839 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Mental Disorders; Patient Participation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Treatment Adherence and Compliance; Health Behavior; Behavior

Study Officials

• Aslak Steinsbekk, PhD

  Norwegian University of Science and Technology

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 26, 2009
• First Posted: August 27, 2009
• Study Start: June 1, 2009
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2011
• Study Completion: July 1, 2012
• Last Updated: September 5, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-08

Locations

NO (1)