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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
41 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2013-01-31
2015-04-30
Brief Summary
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The project's primary objective is to investigate the effect of community services on patients' functional capacity and user satisfaction after discharge. Secondly, the number of treatment days and readmissions to mental health care will be examined. The project will also compare costs of hospitalization, in psychiatric hospital and community health center respectively. Data will be collected from community health records, medical records and patient systems in psychiatric hospital, community mental health centers of District Psychiatric Service (DPS) and questionnaires filled out by patients.
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Community Health center
Aftercare in a community Health center
Community Health center
Observation of the functioning and coordination of health care before discharge to own home.
Control
AFtercare as usual in hospital/Mental health centers of District Psychiatric Service (DPS.
Control
standard aftercare in hospital/mental health centers of District Psychiatric Service (DPS).
Interventions
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Community Health center
Observation of the functioning and coordination of health care before discharge to own home.
Control
standard aftercare in hospital/mental health centers of District Psychiatric Service (DPS).
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* hospitalized, diagnosed and treated such as can be continued in a District Psychiatric Service or a health center.
* stable condition, but anxiety and disruptive behavior may occur to a lesser extent.
* considered to have a perceived need for complex services from specialist health and community for a long time after discharge.
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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St. Olavs Hospital
OTHER
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Aslak Steinsbekk, prof
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
NTNU, Department of Public Health and General Practice
Locations
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Regional Committees for Medical and Health Research Ethics
Trondheim, , Norway
Countries
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References
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Roos E, Bjerkeset O, Steinsbekk A. Health care utilization and cost after discharge from a mental health hospital; an RCT comparing community residential aftercare and treatment as usual. BMC Psychiatry. 2018 Nov 12;18(1):363. doi: 10.1186/s12888-018-1941-2.
Other Identifiers
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2011/1770
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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