Introducing the Needs in Recovery Assessment (NiRA) into clinical practice: a pilot study in a metropolitan tertiary mental health service.

Not Applicable

Recruiting

Conditions: mental illness
mental disorder
Mental Health - Other mental health disorders
Public Health - Health service research

Registration Number: ACTRN12621000316808

Lead Sponsor: The University of Adelaide

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

For Service Users:
1.Service user of the participating mental health service at time of recruitment
2.16 years of age or older
3.Considered by a senior member of the mental health team to be recovering from an episode of mental illness
4.Considered by a senior member of the mental health team to have the capacity to consent to participating in the study

For mental health clinicians:
1.Any clinical member of the mental health team in the participating service
2.Signed consent form

Exclusion Criteria

For service users:
1.Currently under a Community Treatment Order, forensic orders or Department of Child Protection intervention order
2.Diagnosis of intellectual disability or history of a significant brain injury

For clinicians:
1.Clinicians who are also members of the research team

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Primary outcome (composite): 1.Type, volume, severity and prioritisation of needs that are reported by service users<br><br>Data collected from the NiRA and eNiRA forms and from face-to-face interviews will be collated and analysed (descriptive statistical analysis and descriptive qualitative analysis).<br>[ Data relating to the type, volume, severity and prioritisation of needs will be collected at the time the NiRA and eNiRA is completed (baseline) and at the follow-up appointment 1-2 weeks post initial assessment with NiRA/eNiRA. Further data collection using the NiRA/eNiRA may occur after these initial two assessments depending on the service users' needs, length of admission and desire to participate in ongoing needs assessments. Data collection may occur for a maximum of six months.<br><br>Data from face-to-face interviews with service users will be collected 2-4 weeks after their initial assessment with the NiRA/eNiRA and then at monthly intervals for up to 3 months.]

Secondary Outcome Measures