"Recovery 4 US" - A Photovoice-based Social Media Program to Enhance the Recovery and Community Participation of Individuals With Psychiatric Disabilities
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 68
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- UCLA Loneliness Scale
研究概览
简要总结
This study is a randomized trial evaluating "Recovery 4 US", a social media program aimed at the enhancement of community participation and overall recovery of individuals with psychiatric disabilities.This innovative e-mental health program integrates Internet and mobile technologies and is designed to be a self-sustaining recovery-oriented virtual community for individuals living with a disabling mental illness based on the principles of Photovoice.
详细描述
This study is a randomized trial evaluating "Recovery 4 US", a social media program aimed at the enhancement of community participation and overall recovery of individuals with psychiatric disabilities.This innovative e-mental health program integrates Internet and mobile technologies and is designed to be a self-sustaining recovery-oriented virtual community for individuals living with a disabling mental illness based on the principles of Photovoice.
The "Recovery 4 US" program which includes a mobile phone application and a password protected website, has three main components: 1) receipt of daily hope-inspiring message, paired with a corresponding visual image; 2) creation and viewing of recovery-oriented Photovoice works; and 3) opportunity to attend community events initiated by members of the "Recovery 4 US" community.
The benefits of the "Recovery 4 US" program will be evaluated through a randomized trial with n=60 participants. The study will take place at the Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation. Participants will be randomized to the experimental group (provided with a smartphone and access to "Recovery 4 US" application and website) or the control group (provided with a smartphone but without access to the "Recovery 4 US" app or website). We anticipate participation in the program will be associated with reduced loneliness, increased hopefulness, community participation, and overall recovery.
The recruitment goal for this study was amended to n=70.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •are 18 or older
- •have been recipients of services at the BU CPR Recovery Center due to having a DSM-V diagnosis of mental illness, including dual diagnosis (dual diagnosis refers to co-occurring mental illness and alcohol/ substance use disorder) as indicated in their records
- •are interested in participating in a social media program
- •are fluent in English
- •have a basic ability to use a mobile phone
排除标准
- •Inability to give full and knowing consent
研究组 & 干预措施
Recovery 4 US
This group receives a smartphone with the Recovery 4 US application and access to the application website.
干预措施: Recovery 4 Us (Behavioral)
Services as usual
This group receives a smartphone but no access to the Recovery 4 US application.
结局指标
主要结局
UCLA Loneliness Scale
时间窗: Change from Baseline to 3 months to 6 months
A 20-item 4-point Likert-type scale, widely used measure of loneliness and social isolation with Cronbach's alpha coefficients ranging from .89 to .94
次要结局
- BASIS-R(Change from Baseline to 3 months to 6 months)
- Herth Hope Index(Change from Baseline to 3 months to 6 months)
- Perceived Stress Scale(Change from Baseline to 3 months to 6 months)
- Multi-Dimensional Assessment of Community Participation(Change from Baseline to 3 months to 6 months)
- Recovery Assessment Scale(Change from Baseline to 3 months to 6 months)
研究者
Zlatka Russinova
Research Associate Professor
Boston University Charles River Campus