Evaluation of short term support for emergency department attendees who present with moderate and high levels of stress: a pilot study

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Moderate and high levels of non specific psychological distress identified by the Kessler Psychological distress scales (K10); Mental Health - Depression; Mental Health - Anxiety; Public Health - Health promotion/education

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614000031662
• Lead Sponsor: The Prince Charles Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-01-10
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

Consenting adults, 18 years and over, who are alert and orientated and able to speak English. Those emergency department attendees, who have mild/moderate levels of psychological distress identified by the Kessler Physiological Distress Scales because there is a strong association between very high K10 scores and a current Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) diagnosis of anxiety and affective disorders, and a lesser but still significant association the K10 and other mental health categories, or the presence of any current mental disorder; and do not require hospital admission, will be eligible

Exclusion Criteria

Those with 'severe' K10 scores; those unable or unwilling to give consent; people with a cognitive impairment/learning disability; those admitted to hospital as in-patients; those already in mental health programs; those unable or unwilling to be contacted by telephone; or those in police custody.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reduced psychological distress will be assessed at baseline and results will be compared to the follow up time points at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months. Psychological distress will be measured primarily by the Kessler non-specific psychological distress scales (K10). Other measurements of psychological distress will be measured by the Depression, Anxiety, Stress scales (DASS21).[At baseline, 1,3,6 and 12 months]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reduced use of acute services, such as emergency departments. This will be measured at the follow up time points. Questions will be based on the Australian Bureau of Statistics national health surveys: health related actions from the National Health Survey; and health care utilisation from the National Health and Well Being surveys 2007.[At baseline, 1, 3, 6 and 12 months]