Quasi-Experimental Trial of the Effect of Assertive Community Treatment Among Those With Severe Mental Disorder
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 400
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Adherence to treatment
研究概览
简要总结
The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of assertive community treatment in Copenhagen in two regions compared with two regions where this treatment was not implemented. The effect on user satisfaction, use of bed days, social network, global assessment of functioning, substance misuse will be evaluated.
详细描述
In area where assertive community treatment was implemented 100 patients had filled in a form regarding their social situation. They were interviewed after one year and asked about user satisfaction and followed up in Danish registers. Register information was extracted concerning vital status, cause of death, use of psychiatric services and criminal record. The same procedure was carried out for a comparison group, carefully matched, from other regions in Copenhagen, where assertive community treatment was not implemented.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Non Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 65 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •User of bed days exceeded 40 days last two years; or
- •4+ admissions during last two years; or
- •A second diagnosis of substance misuse; or
- •Non compliance with medication or outpatient visits in usual settings; or
- •Being unable to use other existing services
排除标准
- •Forensic patient with a sentence to stay in hospital
结局指标
主要结局
Adherence to treatment
次要结局
- Experience of violation of personal integrity and privacy in relation to treatment
- User satisfaction
- Quality of Life
- Substance misuse
- Social network
- Affiliation to labor market
- Independent living
- Crime
- Suicidal behaviour
- Use of psychiatric services