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Implementation of Guidelines on Family Involvement for Persons With Psychotic Disorders in Community Mental Health Centres. A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial.
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Implementation support program for Psychotic Disorders. Completed, enrolled 460 participants across 15 sites.
Detailed Summary
This study will develop and evaluate a complex intervention to implement guidelines on family involvement for patients with psychotic disorders (F20-29 in International Classification of Diseases ICD-10) in community mental health centres, by using a cluster randomised design. Fifteen Norwegian outpatient units participate in the study, and each of them constitutes a single cluster, except for two collaborating clinics who are considered one cluster. Of the fourteen clusters, half will receive implementation support and training immediately, whereas the other half will receive it one and a half year later. The study will assess both service level outcomes, by measuring fidelity scores, and selected outcomes for patients and relatives, by collecting questionnaires and data from central health registers and patient records. In addition, qualitative interviews will be performed with patients, relatives and health care personnel. The study will also include a cost-effectiveness analysis and a political economy analysis.
Study Details
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Interventions
The IFIP intervention consists of the following elements: I. Clinical interventions 1.1 A basic level of family involvement and support 1.2 Family psychoeducation in single-family groups II. Implementation interventions 2.1 Training and guidance of health care personnel 2.2 A family coordinator 2.3 Other implementation measures