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Brief title
Sponsors and support
projectnumber: 10.000.3016
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
1. Admissions/admission days;
2. Care consumption;
3. Sustained contact with mental health;
4. Life skills.
Secondary outcome
1. Psychiatric Symptoms;
2. Quality of Life;
3. Satisfaction with care;
4. Family burden.
Background summary
117 patients were randomized to the 2 conditions. For these patients care related data are available (3 primary outcome measures). 80% gave informed consent for an interview (1 primary outcome measure and secondary outcome measures). There are 2 interview measurements (1 year follow-up).
Study objective
ACT will, compared to care-as-usual result in less admission days and more sustained contact with mental health. Moreover, life skills will be more improved possibly resulting in a higher quality of life.
Study design
N/A
Intervention
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT).
In ACT the caseload is a shared responsibility for the whole team;
ACT is further characterized by: a low staff-to-patient ratio (1-10 maximally);
in vivo treatment at home of the patient; the inclusion of a wide range of disciplines in the ACT team, including client participation. Fidelity is measured by 28 items.
P.O. Box 286
J.W. Bloemers
Mr. D.U. Stikkerlaan 1,
Winschoten 9670 AG
The Netherlands
P.O. Box 286
J.W. Bloemers
Mr. D.U. Stikkerlaan 1,
Winschoten 9670 AG
The Netherlands
Inclusion criteria
Mental health patients with a Health of the Nation Scales (HoNOS) total score above 14.
Exclusion criteria
N/A
Design
Recruitment
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In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| NTR-new | NL243 |
| NTR-old | NTR281 |
| Other | : ZonMW project number: 100-103-016 |
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN11281756 |