Studying how joining a support group for people with personality disorder affects their well-being

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Personality disorder and complex needs; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN10540196
• Lead Sponsor: South Essex Partnership University Foundation NHS Trust

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2023-02-01
• Study Start: 2023-02-24
• Last Update Posted: 29 January 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 13

Inclusion Criteria

1. The service user must have been accessing the Service User Network for a period of at least 2 months.
2. Participants must be living in the community (i.e not currently inpatient) and must have the capacity to consent to their involvement.
There are no other inclusion criteria and the SUN is a service which is already accessed via inclusion criteria (an individual is presenting in line with Personality Disorder, resides in Essex, and is 18 years or older).

Exclusion Criteria

Does not meet inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Service Users experiences of being a part of the sun will be measured using qualitative interviews. The interviews are semi-structured with 1 pre-determined opening question (Please can you tell us a little bit about your experience of being part of the Service User Network?). Interviews will be analysed using Constructivist Grounded Theory.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
There are no secondary outcome measures