To assess the effects of home automation on client satisfaction with services, functioning, fulfillment of needs for care, quality of life, and service contacts.
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Source
Brief title
Condition
- Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders
Synonym
Research involving
Sponsors and support
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
Client satisfaction with services
Secondary outcome
Social relations/loneliness
Mental and social functioning
Fulfillment of needs for care
Quality of life
Nature and number of service contacts
Background summary
This is a randomised controlled trial of home automation plus care as usual
versus care as usual for people with severe mental illness in community mental
health teams. In the experimental condition clients will get a notebook
computer plus webcam. This opens the possibility for the following services:
1. Regular / crisis consultation via webcam;
2. Computerized information about treatment plans, lab results, reminders and
scheduled appointments
3. Support by significant others: clients can have webcam contact with family
members o other significant contacts.
The experimental services are thought to have advantages in terms of better
availability of services, better treatment information, and social support but
might also have disadvantages in terms of inactivity and dependency on service
providers.
Study objective
To assess the effects of home automation on client satisfaction with services,
functioning, fulfillment of needs for care, quality of life, and service
contacts.
Study design
Open randomised controlled trial of care enhanced with home automation versus
care as usual.
Intervention
Home automation
Study burden and risks
No serious risks. The assessment are incorporated within the usual routine
outcome monitoring of the community mental health teams.
Postbus 725
3500 AS Utrecht
Nederland
Postbus 725
3500 AS Utrecht
Nederland
Listed location countries
Age
Inclusion criteria
Patient of one of the participating community mental health teams.
Exclusion criteria
Homelessness
Insufficient comprehension of dutch language
Sheltered living or long term hospitalization
Design
Recruitment
Followed up by the following (possibly more current) registration
No registrations found.
Other (possibly less up-to-date) registrations in this register
No registrations found.
In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| CCMO | NL20819.094.08 |
| Other | NT1325 |