The Effectiveness of a Recovery Program for People With Mental Illness: A Multicenter Study

NCT04437186 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: B-BR-108-064
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 48
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Recovery-oriented approach has been the main trend in mental health field. However, few recovery-oriented programs are available in Taiwan, and many Taiwanese people with mental illness don't understand the concepts of recovery. A program which provides recovery knowledge and assists in setting recovery goals is beneficial for Taiwanese people with mental illness. Hence, this study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a recovery program for people with mental illness.

Conditions

Mental Illness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Stages of Recovery Scale (SRS)

  The scale consists of 45 items, with six subscales: the sense of hope, disability management/taking responsibility, regaining autonomy, social functioning/role performance, overall well-being, and willingness to help. It has good internal consistency and proper construct validity. The SRS utilizes a 4-point rating scale: never (0), seldom (1), sometimes (2), and often (3). Higher scores indicate better recovery. The developers also provide the cutoff scores for four recovery stages: Stage 1 (overwhelmed by the disability), 0-57; Stage 2 (struggling with disability), 58-90; Stage 3 (living with disability), 91-119; and Stage 4 (living beyond disability), 120-135.

  Change from Baseline at 10 weeks, 20 weeks and 44 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey (MOS-SS)

  Change from Baseline at 10 weeks, 20 weeks and 44 weeks

• The Hope Scale (THS)

  Change from Baseline at 10 weeks, 20 weeks and 44 weeks

• Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE)

  Change from Baseline at 10 weeks, 20 weeks and 44 weeks

• Brief Symptom Rating Scale-50 (BSRS-50)

  Change from Baseline at 10 weeks, 20 weeks and 44 weeks

Other Outcomes (1)

• Qualitative data

  At 10 weeks, 20 weeks and 44 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Recovery group

EXPERIMENTAL

The recovery program has 2 phases and consists of 20 classes, 1.5 hour per class and one class per week. We will introduce concepts of recovery and personal strengths in phase 1. Then, we will help participants to set goals and implement their plans in phase 2. Participants will fill out all questionnaires during the recruitment meeting.They will fill out the same questionnaires plus the course satisfaction survey in the end of phase 1 and 2. Six months later, participants will receive a follow-up interview and fill out the questionnaires again.

Behavioral: Recovery program

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

The control group will receive a spiritual book and complete the questionnaires at the same time as the recovery group.

Interventions

Recovery program BEHAVIORAL

The researchers designed a recovery group suited to Taiwanese with mental illness, according to content of the Pathways to Recovery (PTR): A Strengths Recovery Self-Help Workbook (Ridgway et al., 2002) and recovery-related literature (Davidson et al., 2005; Ridgway, 2001)

Recovery group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• diagnosis of mental illness
• lived in community

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Cheng-Kung University Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

National Cheng Kung University Hospital

Tainan, Taiwan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Mental Disorders

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 16, 2020
• First Posted: June 18, 2020
• Study Start: June 1, 2020
• Primary Completion: October 1, 2022
• Study Completion: October 1, 2022
• Last Updated: October 18, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-01

Locations

TW (1)