Important Factors in Integration of Vocational Rehabilitation in Mental Health

Psychiatric Patients Experiences of Vocational Rehabilitation During Admittance in Hospital Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Important Factors in Integration of Vocational Rehabilitation in Mental Health

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01293370
• Other study ID #: refKSH2910
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: January 21, 2011
• Last updated: July 1, 2013
• Start date: February 2011
• Est. completion date: August 2011

Study information

• Verified date: July 2013
• Source: University Hospital of North Norway
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Norway:National Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to explore, through a qualitative approach, how a group of people with serious mental illness experienced the integration of a vocational rehabilitation intervention during their admittance in hospital.

Description:

People with serious mental illness admitted to hospital face significant barriers to gain both education and employment. Norway is a high-income welfare society with low unemployment rates, but the employment rates are very high in the population with psychosis and schizophrenia. Norway have a strategy for work and mental health, and through this strategy, the government has supported some pilot projects which focus on new ways of supporting people with serious mental illness in gaining employment. This study focuses on a representative sample participating in a pilot study. The sample consists of admitted patients who have received vocational rehabilitation under admittance. The study design is qualitative in nature with open- ended questions to allow the sample to express their opinions, attitudes and thoughts about the assistance they have had during their rehabilitation stay in hospital.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 10
• Est. completion date: August 2011
• Est. primary completion date: August 2011
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 16 Years to 50 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Formerly and present admitted patients in the Rehabilitation ward who participated in a project with vocational rehabilitation.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Mental retardation

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Retrospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Psychiatric Patients Experiences of Vocational Rehabilitation During Admittance in Hospital

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Norway	Nordland Hospital trust	Bodø	Nordland County

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University Hospital of North Norway

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Norway, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Increase the understanding of the issues faced by people with serious mental illness who want to gain or maintain employment through vocational rehabilitation	In order to explore the issues faced by people with serious mental illness in regard to maintain employment through vocational recovery, it was decided to use a qualitative approach. This approach was selected because it will give an understanding to a range of opinions and attitudes, and the reasons behind these attitudes through the use of open-ended questions. The primary outcome measure will be the range of opinions and attitudes that the representative sample provides.	From February 2011 - April 2011	No
Secondary	Identify the obstacles that people with serious mental illness face within the service delivery system on their pathway to gain employment	This study focus on a group of people with serious mental illness that have received a vocational rehabilitation intervention already while admitted to hospital. There is little research that focus on the integration of vocational rehabilitation given by vocational therapist during a hospital stay. With open-ended questions we will try to find out what this group of people think about the cooperation between different agencies on their pathway to recovery.	February 2011 - April 2011	No