Effectiveness and Cost Effectiveness of Peer Mentors in Reducing Hospital Use
- Conditions
- Serious Mental Illness
- Registration Number
- NCT01566513
- Lead Sponsor
- Yale University
- Brief Summary
The current study, through a randomized controlled design, will evaluate the effectiveness of peer support, as compared to usual care and to an equivalent amount of support offered by peer case managers and non-peer recovery mentors, in reducing hospital days and readmissions and in promoting recovery and community inclusion among adults with mental illnesses with histories of multiple hospitalizations. The current study evaluates the cost-effectiveness of adding peer support to the array of services available to persons with serious mental illnesses who have histories of multiple hospitalizations and will test a theoretical model of the active ingredients of peer support, focusing specifically on the roles of 1) instillation of hope through positive self-disclosure; 2) role modeling of self-care and exploring new ways of using experiential knowledge; and 3) a trusting relationship characterized by acceptance, understanding, and empathy with conditional regard.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 285
- 2 or more psychiatric hospitalizations in the past year
- A diagnosis of serious mental illness
- Dementia or other organic condition limiting ability to provide informed consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Service use 3 months Via self-report from the participant
Service Use 9 months Via self-report from the participant
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of life 3 month Measured using Lehman's Brief Quality of Life scale
Psychiatric symptoms 9 months Measured using the Symptom Distress scale and the Paranoia and Psychoticism subscales from the Symptom Check List-90 (SCL-90)
Community inclusion 3 months Measured using Mancini's Community Connections Inventory
Quality of Life 9 months Measured using Lehman's Brief Quality of Life scale
Community Inclusion 9 months Measured using Mancini's Community Connections Inventory
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Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Yale Psychiatric Hospital
🇺🇸New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Yale Psychiatric Hospital🇺🇸New Haven, Connecticut, United States