Effectiveness of telephone follow-up on admission rate, duration of hospital stay and psychopathology severity in people with severe mental disorders in 18 to 65 years in Ira
- Conditions
- Condition 1: schizoaffective disorders. Condition 2: Schizophrenia Disorder. Condition 3: Manic episode, Bipolar affective disorder.Schizoaffective disordersSchizophreniaManic episode, Bipolar affective disorderF30, F31
- Registration Number
- IRCT2014051717730N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Mental Health Research Center, Vice Chancellor for Research of Iran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 72
inclusion criteria includes: Patients with bipolar disorder (bipolar), schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder patients experienced hospitalization at least once. It should be noted that the diagnosis is based on clinical diagnosis by a psychiatrist and faculty member at the last admission is considered; Age 18 to 65 years; living in a defined area; Living with family; Persian language; Patient and family satisfaction; The availability of a person for a year; Having a land line or cell line that is always available.
Exclusion criteria : serious physical or neurological illnesses; To prevent any contamination of the results, the patient should not be participated in treatment programs and interventions for psychiatric patients during the last six months more than usual ;
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Rehospitalization frequency. Timepoint: 6 and 12 mounths after discharge. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.;Lenght of hospital stay. Timepoint: 6 and 12 mounths after discharge. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Psychopathology severity. Timepoint: Admission time, discharge time, 6 and 12 months after discharge. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.