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ArticleBMJ open2020

MyCare study: protocol for a controlled trial evaluating the effect of a community-based intervention on psychosocial, clinical outcomes and hospital admission rates for adults with severe mental illness.

Renée O'Donnell, Melissa Savaglio, Debra Fast, Ash Vincent, Dave Vicary, Helen Skouteris

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Article in BMJ open, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Renée O'DonnellMonash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2563-2867
Melissa SavaglioMonash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
Debra FastBaptcare, Tasmania, Victoria, Australia.
Ash VincentBaptcare, Tasmania, Victoria, Australia.
Dave VicaryBaptcare, Footscray, Victoria, Australia.
Helen SkouterisMonash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia helen.skouteris@monash.edu.
Monash University · AUFootscray Hospital · AUUniversity of Warwick · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPeople with serious mental illness (SMI) often fail to receive adequate treatment. To provide a higher level of support, mental health systems have been reformed substantially to integrate mental healthcare into the community. MyCare is one such community-based mental health model of care. This paper describes the study protocol of a controlled trial examining the effect of MyCare on psychosocial and clinical outcomes and hospital admission and duration rates for adults with SMI. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This is a multisite non-randomised controlled trial with a 3, 6 and 12-month follow-up period. The study participants will be adults (18-64 years of age) with SMI recruited from Hobart, Launceston and the North-West of Tasmania. The treatment group will include adults who receive both the MyCare intervention and standard mental health support; the control group will include adults who receive only standard mental health support. The primary outcome includes psychosocial and clinical functioning and the secondary outcome will examine hospital admission rates and duration of stay. Mixed-effects models will be used to examine outcome improvements between intake and follow-up. This trial will generate the evidence needed to evaluate the effect of a community mental health support programme delivered in Tasmania, Australia. If MyCare results in sustained positive outcomes for adults with SMI, it could potentially be scaled up more broadly across Australia, addressing the inequity and lack of comprehensive treatment that many individuals with SMI experience. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This study has been approved by the Tasmanian Health and Medical Human Research Ethics Committee. The findings will be disseminated to participants and staff who delivered the intervention, submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal and shared at academic conferences. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ACTRN12620000673943.

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Community Health ServicesMental HealthAdolescentAdultAustraliaHospitalsHumansMiddle AgedPatient AdmissionTasmaniaYoung Adultprotocols & guidelinespsychiatryquality in health care

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PMID33234646
PMCPMC7684817
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