The Bridging Study: Evaluating the Navicare service on mental health service access in regional Australia
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Mental healthPublic Health - Health service researchMental Health - DepressionMental Health - AnxietyMental Health - AddictionMental Health - Other mental health disorders
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12624000382572
- Lead Sponsor
- Queensland University of Technology
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1000
Inclusion Criteria
Service users of Navicare:
- Current or past user of the Navicare service in any of the Navicare site locations
AND/OR
- Current or past user of mental health services in the Greater Whitsundays Communities region of Queensland, Australia (not Navicare)
Navicare service providers and policy makers
Community members in any of the Navicare site locations
Exclusion Criteria
None
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Access to the Navicare Service[Total number of eligible persons who are referred (by health professionals) or contact Navicare per month seeking assistance. This data will be collected from Navicare service administrative data. Monthly across the study, comparing the implementation (up to 18-months) and post-implementation (up to 12-months) periods, which will vary across the sites dependent on when each sites commences. All data collection will be completed by the end of 2026.]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Related Research Topics
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How does the Navicare care navigation model compare to traditional mental health services in regional Australia for depression and anxiety outcomes?
What biomarkers predict successful mental health service uptake in the ACTRN12624000382572 observational study targeting addiction and comorbid disorders?
What are the primary adverse events associated with telehealth-based care navigation models like Navicare in rural mental health populations?
How does the Bridging Study's co-designed approach address barriers to mental health access in regional Australia compared to urban interventions?
What molecular pathways or stress-related biomarkers are influenced by improved mental health service access in the Navicare model for anxiety and depression?