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Development of a Model for Shared Care in the Interface Between General Practice and Mental Health Care

NCT05172375 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 240

Last updated 2022-08-24

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Summary

Recent research has underlined that mental health of people with depression and anxiety has deteriorated over the last decades in Denmark as well as internationally, and has reached a degree where it is perceived as a global health challenge. By now, depression is the most common reason for early retirement on health grounds in Denmark. Early intervention in relation to patients with depression and anxiety is essential, as research further shows that many young people with mental health difficulties drop out of education and work. The overall purpose is to develop a shared care intervention in co-production with users, and to increase their recovery by strengthening the support and treatment using a newly developed shared care model.

The study is designed as a non-randomized intervention study with a control group. Comparative analyzes will be performed with pre- and post-assessments. Patients will be recruited between August 2022 and February 2023. The patients are referred to outpatient clinics based on their home address. The two outpatient clinics should be comparable in terms of patients' diagnoses and staffing. ward. Mental health status and well-being are the primary outcomes. Self-reported questionnaires will be administered to both groups before and after the intervention.

The study will be approved by the Research Ethical Committee of University of Southern Denmark and Region Zealand. The study findings will be published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at national and international conferences.

Conditions

  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Depressive Disorder

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Shared Care Model

The Shared Care model consists of the following key elements: Shared care is a collaboration between general practice and mental health services and enables a 'best of both worlds' scenario with the opportunity to provide holistic care of high quality to support the recovery process of people with mental health difficulties.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Southern Denmark

    collaborator OTHER

  • Psychiatric Research Unit, Region Zealand, Denmark

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Michael Marcussen, Dr. · University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Denmark

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-01-01
Primary Completion
2023-02-28
Completion
2023-12-31

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