Networked-Based Recovery With User Involvement

Summary

Introduction Over the past 20 years there has been an overall deterioration in the mental health of young people. An increasing number of young people are diagnosed with emotional disorders such as anxiety and depression. Overall, mental health problems represent the greatest health burden among adolescents. This means that many young people have difficulties in meeting demands, and challenges in education and employment. Thus, it is estimated that up to 60% dropout in education is due to mental health problems. Therefore, an educational, well-coordinated and early intervention is needed to support the young person's recovery process by activating the young person's social network.

Methods Study design The project is designed as a non-randomized intervention study with a control group. Comparative analyzes will be performed with pre- and post-assessments, as outlined in Figure 1. The study involves a regional hospital in mental health and five municipalities. The trial takes place from January 2020 to December 2022.

Intervention The RENEW-S intervention consists of two key elements: collaborative networking and a youth group that will form the basis of real user involvement.

Study population The participants are young adults aged 18 - 30 years with experiences as an inpatient.

Procedure for recruitment Questionnaires administered to the patients within the first 48 hours after admission, at discharge, 1 month after discharge and 3 months after discharge (Figure 1). Patients who did not consent to participation or failed to complete the questionnaire at the beginning of their stay were excluded from the study, as were those hospitalized for less than a week.

Ethics Information of participants and data management is in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration. The project is reported to the Danish Data Protection Agency and the Region Zealand Ethics Committee. Data are entered into the EasyTrial © Online Clinical Trial Management system. All personal identifiers will be removed or disguised during analysis to preclude personal identification.

Conditions

• Psychiatric Hospitalization

Interventions

OTHER

An educational support model called RENEW (Rehabilitation for Empowerment, Natural Support, Education and Work) targeting young people with mental health difficulties.

An educational support model called RENEW (Rehabilitation for Empowerment, Natural Support, Education and Work). Intervention The RENEW-S intervention consists of two key elements: collaborative networking and a youth group. Network meetings The RENEW-S network meetings is fundamental for this approach. First meeting between the young person and the facilitator is about what the young person can expect, and information about the principles and ideas behind RENEW-S. The RENEW-S process consists of 4 general phases: 1) a mapping process 2) the development of a team to support goal attainment 3) implementing the plans 4) preparation for exiting RENEW. Youth group The group is structured around the same agenda each time, starting with a presentation round, followed by an activity within the topic of the day, and finishing with sharing experiences of the activity in plenum. The young people can find inspiration regarding themes and exercises in the RENEW manual.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Psychiatric Research Unit, Region Zealand, Denmark

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Michael Marcussen, Dr. · University of Southern Denmark, Denmark.

Study Design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

30 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2020-10-01

Primary Completion

2022-04-30

Completion

2023-01-01