Psychoeducation to Sick-listed Individuals With Mental Health Problems
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Purpose
In Denmark, it is estimated that 35-45% of all sick leave registered citizens are on sick leave due to psychiatric sufferings. Mental health conditions are of great consequence not only to the sick-listed individual but also to his/her family and to society in general and in socioeconomic terms.
The aim of this project is to systematically compare psychoeducation with the various standard offers to sick listed individuals with mental health conditions provided by job centers in four municipalities.
Psychoeducation is employed within the psychiatric healthcare system and is defined as a group based treatment by means of educating participants about psychiatric conditions. In the present project, the employed psychoeducation focuses on psyche and work life, and its purpose is to impart knowledge about psychiatric conditions in order to provide the sick listed individuals with qualifications to understand, and, thereby, improve their own situation. Among others, there will be information about the symptoms of various psychiatric conditions, diagnoses, and treatment options. Furthermore, the participants will learn about specific, useful, cognitive tools in regards to the barriers and difficulties they might experience when reentering the work force and leave sickness absence behind.
The project is designed as a randomized clinical trial in which the participants are offered either 1) psychoeducation as well as the standard offer to sick listed individuals provided by the municipality in which the individual lives or 2) the participants are offered merely the standard offer to sick listed individuals provided by the municipality.
The target group consists of recently sick listed individuals with mental health issues - whether diagnosed or not. The individuals must be inhabitants of the municipalities of Struer, Lemvig, Skive, and Holstebro.
The outcome measure is the determined as the duration of the sickness absence, the severity of the psychiatric condition, self-reported health, and `locus of control´. These outcome measurements are assessed at baseline and after 3 and 6 months.
| Condition | Intervention |
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Stress, Psychological |
Behavioral: Psychoeducation |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Double Blind (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) Primary Purpose: Supportive Care |
| Official Title: | Psychoeducation to Sick-listed Individuals With Mental Health Problems |
- length of sickness absence [ Time Frame: 6 months after randomization ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Locus of control [ Time Frame: 3 and 6 months after randomization ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Self reported health [ Time Frame: 3 and 6 months after randomization ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Psychiatric symptoms [ Time Frame: 3 and 6 months after randomization ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
| Estimated Enrollment: | 400 |
| Study Start Date: | September 2012 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | September 2015 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: | September 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
|---|---|
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No Intervention: Regular treatment
This group is offered regular treatment from the job center i.e. exercise, mindfulness
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Experimental: Psychoeducation
6 x 2 hours of psychoeducation
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Behavioral: Psychoeducation
6 x 2 hours of psychoeducation
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Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 64 Years |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- A score of 5 or more on SCL-8AD
Exclusion Criteria:
- Sick listed due to psychiatric symptoms in a period of 3 months or longer in the last year
- pregnant
- has a flexible job
- receive pension
- not communicating in Danish
Contacts and Locations| Contact: Pernille Pedersen, MHs | 0045 24470964 | Pernille.Pedersen@stab.rm.dk |
| Denmark | |
| Psychiatric Research Unit West, Regional Psychiatric Services | Recruiting |
| Herning, Denmark, 7400 | |
| Contact: Pernille Pedersen, MHs 0045 24470964 Pernille.Pedersen@stab.rm.dk | |
| Principal Investigator: Pernille Pedersen, MHs | |
| Study Chair: | Hans Jørgen Søgaard, MD, ph.d. | Psychiatric Research Unit West, Regional Psychiatric Services |
| Principal Investigator: | Pernille Pedersen, MHs | Psychiatric Research Unit West, Regional Psychiatric Services |
| Study Chair: | Ellen A Nøhr, ph.d. | University of Aarhus, Department of Epidemiology |
| Study Chair: | Chris Jensen, ph.d. | Central Denmark Region, MarselisborgCentret |
More Information
Additional Information:
No publications provided
| Responsible Party: | University of Aarhus |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01637363 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | 11-2-2-011, 7-11-1347 |
| Study First Received: | July 6, 2012 |
| Last Updated: | January 15, 2013 |
| Health Authority: | Denmark: Danish Dataprotection Agency |
Keywords provided by University of Aarhus:
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Psychoeducation Stress Sickness absence |
Psychiatric symptoms Locus of control Self reported health |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Stress, Psychological Behavioral Symptoms |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 23, 2013