Post discharge network coordination in Zurich

Completed

Conditions: Mental and behavioural disorders
Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Registration Number: ISRCTN58280620

Lead Sponsor: Zurich University of Applied Sciences (Switzerland)

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 160

Inclusion Criteria

1. The subject must have at least one inpatient stay within the past three years
2. The subject must have a Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) score of 60 or lower
3. The subject must have the ability to make informed decisions
4. The subject must be between the age 18 and 64 years old

Exclusion Criteria

1. The subject cannot participate if he/she cannot sufficiently communicate in German (lack of adequate German speaking skills can make it difficult for the patient to provide usable data through questionnaires and interviews)
2. The patient cannot participate if he/she is already being supported by a case manager
3. The patient cannot participate if he/she already lives in any form of supportive housing [?Betreutes Woken?]

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Frequency and duration of re-hospitalization:<br>1. IPW database<br>2. Client Socio-Demographic and Service Receipt Inventory-European Version (CSSRI-EU)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Independence in Daily Functioning:<br>1. Social and Occupational Assessment Scale (SOFAS) and Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) Scale<br>2. German adaptation of the Client Sociodemographic and Service Receipt Inventory (CSSRI-EU)<br><br>Social Support:<br>1. Fragebogen zur Sozialen Unterstützung (F-SozU K-14)<br><br>Change in Psychiatric Symptoms:<br>1. Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS)<br>2. Clinical Global Impression Scale (CGI)<br>3. Outcome Questionnaire (OQ®-45)<br><br>Quality of life<br>1. Manchester Short Assessment of Quality of Life (MANSA)<br>2. Recovery Assessment Scale (RAS)<br>3. Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Inventory (ISMI)<br>4. Morisky-Score