A research study in Bosnia and Herzegovina to test an intervention called Volunteer Support, designed to improve care for people living in the community with severe mental illness
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Patients with severe mental illness (including psychosis)Mental and Behavioural Disorders
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN51290984
- Lead Sponsor
- Queen Mary University of London
- Brief Summary
2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34112279/ (added 16/06/2021) 2019 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31200671/ (added 11/08/2022)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 101
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patients with a primary diagnosis of severe mental illness (ICD-10 F2)
2. Aged 18 years and older
3. Capacity to provide informed consent
4. Scores 5 or below on the MANSA scale
5. Illness of over 6 months
Exclusion Criteria
1. Does not meet inclusion criteria
2. Primary diagnosis of substance-use disorder, learning disability, dementia, organic psychosis
3. Diagnosis of bipolar disorder
4. An inpatient at the time of recruitment
5. Participating in another study conducted by this or another research group
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of life, measured using the Manchester Short Assessment of Quality of Life (MANSA) at baseline, 6 months (post intervention) and 12 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Symptoms, measured using the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) at baseline, 6 and 12 months<br> 2. Quality of life, measured using the Manchester Short Assessment of Quality of Life (MANSA) at baseline, 6 and 12 months<br> 3. Objective social situation, measured using the Objective Social Outcomes Index (SIX) at baseline, 6 and 12 months<br> 4. Service use, measured using adapted Client Service Receipt Inventory (CSRI) at baseline, 6 and 12 months<br> 5. Self esteem, measured using the Self-esteem rating scale at baseline, 6 and 12 months<br> 6. Stigma, measured using the Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Inventory (ISMI) at baseline, 6 and 12 months<br>