Improving primary mental health care for forced migrants through training primary care practitioners in Sri Lanka: a feasibility pilot study
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Depression, Medically unexplained symptoms, Alcohol use disorders, Suicidal ideations
- Registration Number
- SLCTR/2013/025
- Lead Sponsor
- Institute for Research & Development
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
For PCPs.
1.At least 5 years’ service
2.Full registration with the Sri Lanka Medical Council
3.Provision of primary care to IDP populations at least four hours a day.
For the patients
1.Meet the definition of an IDP (specifically, Northern Muslims)
2.18 years or older
Exclusion Criteria
For PCPs
1.Psychiatrists,
2.Having secondary mental health training
For patients
1.Existing diagnosis of a serious mental disorders
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Referral rates<br> [Continuously until the end of the second 90 day observation period<br>]<br> Rates of study psychiatrist verified diagnosis [At the time of each patient recruitment ]<br>Quality of adherence to mhGAP guidelines [At the end of the first and second 90 day observation period]<br>Change in knowledge levels (using mhGAP IG pre/post training tests) [At PCP recruitment to study, at first day of training, at last day of training and at end of study. <br>]<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Attitudes, views and perceptions of PCP on integrating mental health in to primary health care (using qualitative methods) [At the time of recruitment of PCPs<br>]<br>Economic evaluation (using Client Receipt Service Inventory) [ At recruitment and at the end of the second 90 day follow up period]<br>Total cost of training PCP and service provision costs [At the end of the second 90 day follow up period]<br>CMD outcomes of patients [At the end of the second 90 day follow up period<br>]<br>