PEER: Peer Support for Severe Mental Disorders
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine wether peer support is effective for the treatment of people with severe mental illness.
| Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
|---|---|---|
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N/A |
Detailed Description
A randomized controlled multi center trial is conducted, where patients receive usual care in the control group and usual care with additional peer support for 6 month in the intervention group. Psychosocial outcome criteria are collected pre intervention, after 6 month intervention and at one year follow up. Days till hospitalization and days spent in hospital are collected for one year before recruitment and one year after recruitment.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
| Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
|---|---|
| Experimental: peer support peer support is delivered on individual basis for half a year, the frequency depends on the patients requirement, but at least 3 sessions has to occur |
Behavioral: peer support
peer support is delivered by persons with a severe mental illness after the experience of recovery and after absolving a one year education to support others on their way to recovery
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| No Intervention: usual care usual care was delivered to the patients |
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Change from Baseline in Self-Efficacy at 6 month [1. Baseline; 6 month follow up (post intervention); twelve month follow]
General Self-Efficacy Scale; Self report Questionnaire; 10 Items
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Change from Baseline in Quality of life at 6 and 12 month [1. Baseline; 2. Six month follow up (post intervention) 3. Twelve month follow]
Self report questionnaires: Modulares System zur Lebensqualität MSLQ-R
- Change from Baseline in Quality of life at 6 and 12 month [1. Baseline; 2. Six month follow up (post intervention) 3. Twelve month follow]
Self report questionnaires: EuroQol-Group: EQ5D
- Service satisfaction after six month of intervention [After six month intervention]
Self report questionnaire: Client Satisfaction Questionnaire CSQ 8
- Change from Baseline in Illness management, Coping at 6 and 12 month [1. Baseline; 2. Six month follow up (post intervention) 3. Twelve month follow]
FKV-LIS Freiburger Self report questionnaire: Fragebogen zur Krankheitsverarbeitung; examining coping strategies
- Change from Baseline in Psychosocial functioning at 6 and 12 month [1. Baseline; 2. Six month follow up (post intervention) 3. Twelve month follow]
Clinical observation: Global assessment of functioning DSM
- Change from Baseline in Severity of illness at 6 and 12 month [1. Baseline; 2. Six month follow up (post intervention) 3. Twelve month follow]
Clinical observation: Clinical global impression
- Change from Baseline in Illness management, Coping at 6 and 12 month [1. Baseline; 2. Six month follow up (post intervention) 3. Twelve month follow]
Self report questionnaire: Subjective sense of psychosis
- Hospitalization in days of in-patient care [one year before, until one year past intervention]
The days of in patient care assessed from the clinical records
- Days to hospitalization [Baseline until 12 month follow up]
Days to hospitalization after the beginning of treatment assessed from the clinical records
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- clinical diagnosis of schizophrenia, unipolar depression, bipolar disorder, personality disorder
Exclusion Criteria:
- primary clinical diagnosis of addiction
Contacts and Locations
Locations
No locations specified.Sponsors and Collaborators
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
- German Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Thomas Bock, Prof. Dr., University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
- Bock et al. (2010) SuSi - Fragebogen zum Subjektiven Sinn von Psychosen
- EuroQol Group. EuroQol--a new facility for the measurement of health-related quality of life. Health Policy. 1990 Dec;16(3):199-208.
- Muthny, F.A. (1989). Freiburger Fragebogen zur Krankheitsverarbeitung (FKV). Manual. Weinheim: Beltz Test GmbH.
- National Institute of Mental Health (1976). 028 CGI. Clinical Global Impressions. In: Guy, W. (Ed.), ECDEU Assessment for psychopharmacology. Rev. Ed. Rockville, Maryland. 217-222.
- Pukrop, R. (2003). Modulares System zur Lebensqualität. In J. Schumacher, A. Klaiberg & E. Brähler (Hrsg.), Diagnostische Verfahren zu Lebensqualität und Wohlbefinden (S. 227-232). Göttingen Bern Toronto S
- Sass, H., Wittchen, H.U., Zaudig, M. (2001). Diagnostisches und Statistisches Manual psychischer Störungen DSM-IV. Göttingen, Bern, Toronto, Seattle: Hogrefe Verlag für Psychologie
- Schwarzer, R., & Jerusalem, M. (1995). Generalized Self-Efficacy scale. In J. Weinman, S. Wright, & M. Johnston, Measures in health psychology: A user's portfolio. Causal and control beliefs (pp. 35- 37). Windsor, England: NFER-NELSON.
- SC 0748/006
- Psychenet Teilprojekt 5