Introduction Seminar About Patient Participation and Treatment Options for Psychiatric Patients on Waiting List

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Status: Completed

Conditions: Mental Disorders

Treatments: Behavioral: Introduction seminar; Other: Usual care

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00967265

Introduction seminar

Details and patient eligibility

About

Patient participation is a central concept in Norwegian health policy. It is mandatory in hospitals and emphasised as one of the most prioritised areas by the Government. Studies from Norway have repeatedly found that patients who seek help in community mental health centres ("DPS") are dissatisfied with the information they receive and about their possibility for real influence in their treatment.

One way to improve individual patient participation might be to give patients information before they start their treatment. This can be done as group based patient education to reduce the resources needed. Furthermore, as there are waiting lists for treatment, such introduction seminars could be held while patients are waiting to use this time in a meaningful way.

The present study therefore aims at testing the effect of an introduction seminar for patients on waiting list in a community mental health centre.

Enrollment: 92 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients older than 18 years referred for out patient treatment who get a guarantee of starting treatment between 2 and 6 months will be included.

Exclusion criteria

• patients with a guarantee of starting treatment in less than two months and
• patients who do not understand the consequences of taking part in the study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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92 participants in 2 patient groups

Introduction seminar

Experimental group

Description:

Psychoeducation for patients on waiting list

Treatment:

Behavioral: Introduction seminar

Usual care

Active Comparator group

Description:

Usual care

Treatment:

Other: Usual care