The Development and Efficacy of a Recovery Group for People With Mental Illness

Mental Illness Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Development and Efficacy of a Recovery Group for People With Mental Illness

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04075838
• Other study ID #: A-ER-106-245
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: December 14, 2017
• Est. completion date: July 12, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: July 2019
• Source: National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Recovery-oriented approach has been promoted in psychiatric rehabilitation in recent years. This approach emphasizes that people with mental illness can live a hopeful life even though the symptoms still exist. However, few recovery-oriented programs are available in Taiwan. This study aimed to develop of a recovery-oriented program for people with mental illness and investigate its feasibility.

Description:

The study participants with mental illness were from a community mental health center in the south of Taiwan. The recovery-oriented program was conducted by a group leader, a senior occupational therapist, with one supervisor and one observer. The program was designed based on Pathways to Recovery, a self-help book published by University of Kansas. Participants attended a 1-hour class per week. The teaching methods included didactic presentation, peer exchange, group discussion, and practice. The group leader, supervisor, and observer reviewed the content and participants' performance after each class and made content adjustments if needed.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 24
• Est. completion date: July 12, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: July 12, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 20 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• diagnosis of mental illness

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Mental Disorders
• Mental Illness

Intervention

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

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Taiwan	National Cheng Kung University Hospital	Tainan

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Cheng-Kung University Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Taiwan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Stages of Recovery Scale:Change from Baseline at 10 weeks and 18 weeks	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.	baseline, 10 weeks, 18 weeks