Advance directives for people using mental health services

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Mental illness; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618001720202
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Auckland

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-10-18
• Last Update Posted: 12 November 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

Service users: Aged 18 - 65 years, currently enrolled with Southern District Health Board (SDHB) mental health service, have capacity to engage in creating an AD; have experience in creating an AD.
Family members: Be identified by service users as being a family member of a service user currently enrolled in SDHB.
Clinicians. Be a registered health professional employed by SDHB; have been involved in creating ADs.

Exclusion Criteria

Lacking capacity to complete AD; capacity may fluctuate, therefore a service user lacking capacity at one point may be eligible for the study at a later point.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Implementation of the AD protocol will be assessed by numbers of AD documents completed and the content of the complete protocol[15 months post commencement of the study.];Adherence to the AD protocol will be assessed by auditing clinical records for evidence of AD statements being adhered to, for example nominated contact persons being contacted, medication preferences being acknowledged. This is a composite outcome. The audit will be completed by members of the research team listed at stage 3.[15 months post commencement of the study.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Clinician experience with ADs. Clinician experience with ADs will be assessed by one on one individual interviews with clinicians. Interviews will follow a series of key questions and prompts developed by the research team, with an additional opportunity for open ended responses.[15 months post commencement of the study.];Service user experience with ADs. Service user experience with ADs will be assessed by one on one individual interviews with clinicians. Interviews will follow a series of key questions and prompts developed by the research team, with an additional opportunity for open ended responses.[15 months post commencement of the study.]