Effectiveness of a Multi-component mHealth Intervention to Improve Post-hospital Transitions of Care for Patients With SMI
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Bipolar Disorder
- Sponsor
- Butler Hospital
- Enrollment
- 180
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS)
- Status
- Enrolling By Invitation
- Last Updated
- 11 months ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The overall aim of this program of research is to improve the continuity of care for patients with serious mental illness (SMI) by supporting a safer and more efficient bridge from hospital to outpatient care using a mobile device-delivered app called Transition-FOCUS (tFOCUS), which has previously been tested in community samples. The purpose of the proposed project is to establish the effectiveness of our empirically-supported, multi-component mHealth intervention.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •psychiatric inpatient/partial hospitalization
- •diagnosis of schizophrenia-spectrum disorder or major mood disorder
- •planned ongoing mental health treatment post-discharge in the community
- •18 years or older
- •ability to speak and read English
Exclusion Criteria
- •lack of smartphone
- •homelessness or housing instability that would prevent reliable follow-up
- •discharge to a long-term restricted living setting
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS)
Time Frame: 24 weeks
The interviewer-rated Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale is a measure of psychiatric symptom severity. The total score (sum of items) will be used to assess overall severity with scores ranging from 18 to 126 and higher scores indicating greater severity.