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

Mental Disorders Clinical Trial

Official title:

Introduction Seminar About Patient Participation and Treatment Options for Patients on Waiting List in a Community Mental Health Centre - Development, Effect, Experiences and Costs

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00967265
• Other study ID #: Introduction seminar
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 2009
• Est. completion date: July 2012

Study information

• Verified date: August 2018
• Source: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 92
• Est. completion date: July 2012
• Est. primary completion date: June 2011
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 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.

Exclusion Criteria:

• 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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Mental Disorders
• Psychotic Disorders

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Introduction seminar
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.

Other:
• Usual care
Usual care

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Norway	Tiller DPS	Trondheim

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Norwegian University of Science and Technology	Central Norway Regional Health Authority

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Norway, 

References & Publications (1)

Koksvik JM, Linaker OM, Gråwe RW, Bjørngaard 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 — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Behavior and symptoms	Behavior and Symptom Identification Scale (BASIS-32)	12 months
Primary	knowledge on treatment preference		1 month
Primary	patient activation (coping)	measured with Patient Activation Measure (PAM)	4 months
Secondary	Client satisfaction	Satisfaction measured with Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8)	Baseline, 4 and 12 months
Secondary	Perceived participation	Perceived participation measured with Perception of care (PoC)	Baseline, 4 and 12 months
Secondary	Psychiatric Out-Patient Experiences	Psychiatric Out-Patient Experiences Questionnaire (POPEQ)	Baseline, 4 and 12 months
Secondary	Quality of Life	WHO-5	Baseline, 4 and 12 months
Secondary	motivation for treatment	motivation for treatment (questions)	Baseline, 1 and 4 months
Secondary	costs	data on health care use, sick leave, medication and other direct and indirect costs will be collected	Baseline, 1, 4 and 12 months
Secondary	Knowledge	measured using a self developed questionnaire	Baseline, 1, 4 and 12 months