Occupational Self Analysis in People with a Serious Mental Illness.

University of Malaga

Status: Completed

Conditions: Control Condition; Intervention

Treatments: Behavioral: Occupational self-analysis

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06695975

1792-N-21

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this study we test the efectiveness of an intervention called 'Occupational sefl-analysys' where particiapants are taught to analyze what activities they do and why do they choose those activities. Also they are encouage to reflect about those occupations that don't do but will like to. In case they want to , they can make changes in their occupational routines. After he program we assessed the improvements in life satisfaction, participation in meaningful activities, perception of balance and occupational satisfaction,

Full description

The appearance of a mental disorder forces the person to modify their occupational choices and participation, due, among other aspects, to the continuous presence of symptoms and relapses. 'Occupational self-analysis' programs are based on increasing occupational awareness to promote changes in meaningful occupational participation. The objective of this study was to test the effectiveness of the 'Occupational self-analysis' program in people with Serious Mental Disorder specially on life satisfaction, participation in meaningful activities, perception of balance and occupational satisfaction, compared to the standard intervention received in a Therapeutic Community of Mental Health.

The program was implemented for 4 months, twice a week, while the control group received the standard treatment.

Ten people participated in the 'Occupational self-analysis' program. Results show that participants improved their perception of occupational balance and occupational satisfaction, as well as increasing their participation in meaningful activities.

Enrollment: 18 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Having a serious mental illness
• Living in the Therapeutic Community or attend the device's day program.

Exclusion criteria

• Havin Acute psychopathology
• Diagnosis of cognitive impairment
• Dependence or abuse of toxic substances

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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18 participants in 2 patient groups

Occupational self-analysis

Experimental group

Description:

"Occupational Self-Analysis" program had the focus on increasing "occupational awareness", making it easier for the participants to analyze their occupations, reflect on whether the activities in which they were involved were meaningful to them and learn about their supports and barriers for occupational participation which allowed modifications to their occupational routines

Treatment:

Behavioral: Occupational self-analysis

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group did not receive any specific intervention, and free time was simply included in their agenda within the Mental Helath Therapeutic Community.