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- Title
Effectiveness of a Low-Intensity Home-Based Aftercare for Patients with Severe Mental Disorders: A 12-month Randomized Controlled Study.
- Authors
Sharifi, Vandad; Tehranidoost, Mehdi; Yunesian, Masud; Amini, Homayoun; Mohammadi, Mohammadreza; Jalali Roudsari, Mohsen
- Abstract
To examine the effectiveness of a low-intensity home-based aftercare service, 130 patients with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder or bipolar disorder were randomized to receive either home aftercare or treatment-as-usual. In home aftercare, a general practitioner and a social worker made home visits once in a month after discharge from the hospital wherein they provided education and treatment. In a 1-year follow-up, home aftercare led to greater reduction in rehospitalization rate, more improvement in psychotic symptoms and global illness severity, as well as greater service satisfaction. The implementation of this low-intensity aftercare is recommended, especially in less resourceful settings.
- Subjects
CHI-squared test; CHRONIC diseases; COMMUNITY mental health services; COMMUNITY mental health service administration; LONGITUDINAL method; EVALUATION of medical care; MEDICAL care research; REHABILITATION of people with mental illness; PROBABILITY theory; PSYCHOLOGICAL tests; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION analysis; RESEARCH funding; SCALES (Weighing instruments); STATISTICS; HOME-based mental health services; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; INTER-observer reliability; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Community Mental Health Journal, 2012, Vol 48, Issue 6, p766
- ISSN
0010-3853
- Publication type
Report
- DOI
10.1007/s10597-012-9516-z