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Co-production and evaluation of an e-learning resource to improve African Caribbean families’ knowledge about schizophrenia and engagement with services

Completed
Conditions
Specialty: Mental health, Primary sub-specialty: Psychosis - schizophrenia
UKCRC code/ Disease: Mental Health/ Schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Schizophrenia
Registration Number
ISRCTN11394005
Lead Sponsor
The University of Manchester
Brief Summary

2018 protocol in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30479829

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

1. Must have a relative of Black Caribbean heritage (including ‘Black British’ and ‘Mixed’ heritage) with a diagnosis of schizophrenia or other non-affective psychosis
2. Minimum age 16, no upper age limit
3. Sufficient English skills to access the intervention and complete the measures

Exclusion Criteria

1. Persons without a relative of Black Caribbean heritage with a schizophrenia/non-affective psychosis diagnosis
2. Health professionals
3. Under 16s

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<br> 1. Knowledge about psychosis is measured using the Culturally-Adapted Knowledge About Psychosis Questionnaire at baseline, 2 weeks and 3 months<br> 2. Attitudes towards mental illness are measured with the Anxiety Surrounding Mental Illness Scale at baseline, 2 weeks and 3 months<br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<br> 1. Acceptability of the intervention is measured with an interview comprising questions about participants’ experiences of using the intervention<br> 2. Participants’ health is measured with the SF-12 Health Survey v2 at baseline, 2 weeks and 3 months<br>
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