Recovery - a Collaborative Project

NCT04138459 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: UCSNorway
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 20
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

In Norway, official guidelines and policies state that recovery oriented services in the field of mental health and substance abuse services is a desirable goal. This collaborative research project aims to provide in-depth knowledge of how recovery oriented practices and collaboration in the mental health and substance abuse services in the municipality of New Drammen develop over a three-year period. Using qualitative methods, the main aim of the study is to explore what recovery orientation of services in mental health and substance abuse presupposes and involves related to roles, collaboration and knowledge. To explore these issues, service users will be interviewed together with their primary mental health professional. The study will also apply observational fieldwork in order to observe recovery oriented practices between service users and professionals and between professionals. An advisory group consisting of people with background as service users, mental health clinicians and service leaders will contribute throughout the project. .

Conditions

Mental Health Impairment; Substance Abuse

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Contribute to the knowledge base on what recovery orientation of services involves

  The anticipated outcome is to obtain insight on how recovery orientation of mental health services affects roles, knowledge and collaboration in a Norwegian municipality.

  The aims of the study will be explored through interviews and fieldwork over an anticipated period of 2 years

Study Arms (1)

Qualitative exploration

Ten community mental health service users will be interviewed with their most important mental health worker to explore how recovery orientation of services affects roles and collaboration.

Other: Not an interventional study. This is a qualitative, explorative study of recovery orientation of community mental health services

Interventions

Not an interventional study. This is a qualitative, explorative study of recovery orientation of community mental health services OTHER

Explore recovery orientation of mental health services in a municipality through: 1. Qualitative, in-depth interviews with service users and mental health professionals and 2. Observational fieldwork

Qualitative exploration

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Adults who have received community mental health and / or substance abuse services for the past year or longer, due to moderate or severe mental health and / or substance abuse problems.

You may qualify if:

• receives community mental health services due to mental health and /or substance abuse related problems
• Above 18 years old

You may not qualify if:

• Under the age of 18
• Mental health workers in the municipality, working in mental health and substance abuse services

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University College of Southeast Norway: lead
• Extrastiftelsen: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Trude G Klevan

Drammen, Norway

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Substance-Related Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Chemically-Induced Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Heidi c Kapstad, PhD

  University of South-Eastern Norway

  STUDY CHAIR

Central Study Contacts

Trude G Klevan, PhD

CONTACT

004735575420; Trude.Goril.Klevan@usn.no

Marit c Borg, PhD

CONTACT

004747289487; marit.borg@usn.no

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: OTHER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 26, 2019
• First Posted: October 24, 2019
• Study Start: May 30, 2019
• Primary Completion: December 15, 2020
• Study Completion: December 31, 2021
• Last Updated: October 24, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

NO (1)