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Trial reportBMC psychiatry2022

Long-term outcomes at 24- and 36-month follow-up in the intervention arm of the randomized controlled trial of Prompt Mental Health Care.

Otto R F Smith, Solbjørg M M Sæther, Ellen Haug, Marit Knapstad

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMC psychiatry, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Otto R F SmithDivision of Mental and Physical Health, Department of Health Promotion, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Zander Kaaes gate 7, 5015, Bergen, Norway. robert.smith@fhi.no.
Solbjørg M M SætherDivision of Mental and Physical Health, Department of Health Promotion, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Zander Kaaes gate 7, 5015, Bergen, Norway.
Ellen HaugDepartment of Teacher Education, NLA University College, Pb 74 Sandviken, 5812, Bergen, Norway.
Marit KnapstadDivision of Mental and Physical Health, Department of Health Promotion, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Zander Kaaes gate 7, 5015, Bergen, Norway.
Norwegian Institute of Public Health · NOSandvik (Norway) · NO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWhether long-term symptom improvement is maintained after treatment in services such as the Norwegian Prompt Mental Health Care (PMHC) and the English Improving Access to Psychological Therapies is not yet known. In this prospective study, we investigate whether improvements observed at 6-month follow-up are maintained at 24- and 36-month follow-up among clients who received PMHC.

methodData from the treatment arm of the randomized controlled trial of PMHC were used (n = 459). The main outcomes were (reliable) recovery rate and symptoms of depression (PHQ-9) and anxiety (GAD-7). Primary outcome data at 24- and 36-months follow-up were available for 47% and 39% of participants, respectively. Secondary outcomes were work participation, functional status, health-related quality of life, and positive mental well-being. Sensitivity analyses with regard to missing data assumptions were conducted for the primary continuous outcomes.

resultsImprovements were maintained at 24- and 36-month follow-up for symptoms of depression and anxiety, (reliable) recovery rate, and health-related quality of life. Small linear improvements since 6-month follow-up were observed for work participation, functional status, and positive mental well-being. Sensitivity analyses did not substantially alter the findings for symptoms of depression and anxiety mentioned above.

conclusionsOur findings support the long-term effectiveness of PMHC, but results should be interpreted with caution due to lacking follow-up data at 24- and 36-month in the control group, and substantial attrition.

Indexed as

Mental HealthQuality of LifeFollow-Up StudiesHumansProspective StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesAnxietyCBTDepressionIAPTLong-term outcomesPrompt Mental Health Care

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PMID36076192
PMCPMC9461100
OpenAlexW4295088065

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