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Trial reportEpidemiology and psychiatric sciences2022

Long-term effectiveness of Self-Help Plus in refugees and asylum seekers resettled in Western Europe: 12-month outcomes of a randomised controlled trial.

G Turrini, M Purgato, F Tedeschi, C Acartürk, M Anttila, T Au, K Carswell, R Churchill, P Cuijpers, F Friedrich and 19 more

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

29 authors at 13 institutions in 9 countries.

G TurriniWHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Mental Health and Service Evaluation, Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, Section of Psychiatry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7150-8862
M PurgatoWHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Mental Health and Service Evaluation, Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, Section of Psychiatry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3783-8195
F TedeschiWHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Mental Health and Service Evaluation, Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, Section of Psychiatry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4670-5335
C AcartürkDepartment of Psychology, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey.
M AnttilaFaculty of Medicine, Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
T AuDepartment of Mental Health & Substance Use, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
K CarswellDepartment of Mental Health & Substance Use, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
R ChurchillCentre for Review and Dissemination, University of York, York, UK.
P CuijpersDepartment of Clinical, Neuro, and Developmental Psychology, Amsterdam Public Health Institute, and WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Dissemination of Psychological Interventions, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5497-2743
F FriedrichClinical Division of Social Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
C GastaldonWHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Mental Health and Service Evaluation, Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, Section of Psychiatry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7257-2962
T KleinDepartment of Psychiatry II, Ulm University, Günzburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9545-4480
M KöstersDepartment of Psychiatry II, Ulm University, Günzburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7018-6021
T LanttaFaculty of Medicine, Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
M NosèWHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Mental Health and Service Evaluation, Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, Section of Psychiatry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
G OstuzziWHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Mental Health and Service Evaluation, Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, Section of Psychiatry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
D PapolaWHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Mental Health and Service Evaluation, Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, Section of Psychiatry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
M PopaDepartment of Primary Care and Mental Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, England.
M SijbrandijDepartment of Clinical, Neuro, and Developmental Psychology, Amsterdam Public Health Institute, and WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Dissemination of Psychological Interventions, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5430-9810
L TarsitaniDepartment of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
L TodiniDepartment of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
E UygunTrauma and Disaster, Mental Health, Bilgi University, Istanbul, Turkey.
M VälimäkiFaculty of Medicine, Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
L WalkerDepartment of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK.
J WancataClinical Division of Social Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4951-6780
R G WhiteSchool of Psychology, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
E ZaniniWHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Mental Health and Service Evaluation, Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, Section of Psychiatry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
M van OmmerenDepartment of Mental Health & Substance Use, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
C BarbuiWHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Mental Health and Service Evaluation, Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, Section of Psychiatry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1073-9282
University of Verona · ITWorld Health Organization · CHMedical University of Vienna · ATSapienza University of Rome · ITUniversität Ulm · DEUniversity of Turku · FIUniversity of York · GBVrije Universiteit Amsterdam · NLCentral South University · CNIstanbul Bilgi University · TRKoç University · TRQueen's University Belfast · GBUniversity of Liverpool · GB

Funding

European Commission grant agreement No. 779255World Health Organization 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsAs refugees and asylum seekers are at high risk of developing mental disorders, we assessed the effectiveness of Self-Help Plus (SH + ), a psychological intervention developed by the World Health Organization, in reducing the risk of developing any mental disorders at 12-month follow-up in refugees and asylum seekers resettled in Western Europe.

methodsRefugees and asylum seekers with psychological distress (General Health Questionnaire-12 ⩾ 3) but without a mental disorder according to the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I.) were randomised to either SH + or enhanced treatment as usual (ETAU). The frequency of mental disorders at 12 months was measured with the M.I.N.I., while secondary outcomes included self-identified problems, psychological symptoms and other outcomes.

resultsOf 459 participants randomly assigned to SH + or ETAU, 246 accepted to be interviewed at 12 months. No difference in the frequency of any mental disorders was found (relative risk [RR] = 0.841; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.389-1.819;

conclusionsThe present study failed to show any long-term preventative effect of SH + in refugees and asylum seekers resettled in Western European countries. Analysis of the PP population and of secondary outcomes provided signals of a potential effect of SH + in the long-term, which would suggest the value of exploring the effects of booster sessions and strategies to increase SH + adherence.

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Mental DisordersPsychological DistressRefugeesStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticEuropeHealth BehaviorHumansPreventionpsychosocial interventionrandomised controlled trialrefugees

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PMID35674122
PMCPMC9220789
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