Decisions on Disclosure in the Employment Setting (DECIDES)
Recruiting
- Conditions
- The study focuses on people with past and present mental health problems (including addiction) who are unemployed and who receive social security benefits from their local authority.
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON26693
- Lead Sponsor
- Primary Sponsor: The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw). Secondary Sponsor: Tranzo, Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Tilburg University.
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 150
Inclusion Criteria
Inclusion criteria for this study are: (1) being unemployed and being guided by an employment specialist who works at one of the participating organizations, (2) having ever sought any treatment for mental health problems (including addiction) by a health care professional (e.g. GP, psychologist), and (3) adequate command of the Dutch language because the intervention and questionnaires are in Dutch.
Exclusion Criteria
There are no exclusion criteria.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primary outcomes of this study are (1) cost-effectiveness of the intervention, (2) having paid work, (3) days from baseline until start paid job, (4) independency of social security, (5) having other forms of employment (such as voluntary work) and (6) decision making about disclosing mental health problems (using Decision Conflict Scale, Stage of Decision Making and questions about disclosure of mental health problems).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.Mental health and wellbeing: Positive mental wellbeing (Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale) and Psychological Health (Patient Health Questionnaire).<br>2.Stigma and Discrimination: Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Scale and Discrimination and Stigma Scale (shortened version).<br>3.Work related factors: Job seeking activities and personal fears about getting to work, work related self-efficacy (Return to Work - Self Efficacy), Quality of guidance from employment specialists (Patient Satisfaction with Occupational Health Professionals (shortened version)).<br>4.Personal experiences with the intervention.