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Interactive voice response (IVR) – an automated follow-up technique for adolescents discharged from acute psychiatric inpatient care. A randomised controlled trial.

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
To study if IVR is a feasible method of collecting self-reported data on current mood
Mental Health - Studies of normal psychology, cognitive function and behaviour
Registration Number
ACTRN12612000462886
Lead Sponsor
und University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

*Consecutive adolescents, treated between December 2008 and November 2009 at the Department of Child & Adolescent psychiatry in Malmo, Sweden, who were discharged to outpatient treatment
* Holder of a mobile phone
* Having parents' acceptance of participation

Exclusion Criteria

* Mental retardation
* Non-Swedish speaking
* Not dischargable to outpatient care
* First visit in outpatient care on the day of discharge or the day after
* Deviant registration
* Treatment less than 24 hours

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Response rate. The computer registered the answering frequences. No other equipment or tests were used.[30 days]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Mood. Patients rated their mood on a 10-point scale using the keys on their mobile phones where 0 indicated worst possible mood and 9 mood as good as possible.<br>No other equipment or tests were used.[30 days]
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