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ArticleThe Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry2024

A longitudinal study of the impacts of a stay in a Prevention and Recovery Care service in Victoria, Australia.

Lisa Brophy, Justine Fletcher, Shrinkhala Dawadi, John Reece, Vrinda Edan, Joanne Enticott, John Farhall, Ellie Fossey, Bridget Hamilton, Carol Harvey and 8 more

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Article in The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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18 authors.

Lisa BrophySchool of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia.
Justine FletcherCentre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-5045-6431
Shrinkhala DawadiMonash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4085-9181
John ReeceDiscipline of Psychological Sciences, Australian College of Applied Professions, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Vrinda EdanCentre for Mental Health Nursing, Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2494-1895
Joanne EnticottMonash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
John FarhallDepartment of Psychology, Counselling and Therapy, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2439-2830
Ellie FosseyDepartment of Occupational Therapy, School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Bridget HamiltonCentre for Mental Health Nursing, Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Carol HarveyDepartment of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Graham MeadowsSchool of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-3227-815X
Cathrine MihalopoulosSchool of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Emma MorrisroeCentre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Richard NewtonPeninsula Mental Health Service, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Victoria PalmerThe ALIVE National Centre for Mental Health Research Translation, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Ruth VineDepartment of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Shifra WaksDiscipline of Clinical Psychology, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Chippendale, NSW, Australia.
Jane PirkisCentre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2538-4472

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrevention and Recovery Care services are residential sub-acute services in Victoria, Australia, guided by a commitment to recovery-oriented practice. The evidence regarding the effectiveness of this service model is limited, largely relying on small, localised evaluations. This study involved a state-wide investigation into the personal recovery, perceived needs for care, well-being and quality-of-life outcomes experienced by Prevention and Recovery Care services' consumers.

methodsA longitudinal cohort design examined the trajectory of self-reported personal recovery and other outcomes for consumers in 19 Victorian Prevention and Recovery Care services over 4 time points (T1 - 1 week after admission; T2 - within 1 week of discharge; T3 - 6 months after discharge; T4 - 12 months after discharge). T2-T4 time frames were extended by approximately 3 weeks due to recruitment challenges. The Questionnaire about the Process of Recovery was the primary outcome measure.

resultsAt T1, 298 consumers were recruited. By T4, 114 remained in the study. Participants scored higher on the Questionnaire about the Process of Recovery at all three time points after T1. There were also sustained improvements on all secondary outcome measures. Improvements were then sustained at each subsequent post-intervention time point. Community inclusion and having needs for care met also improved.

conclusionThe findings provide a consistent picture of benefits for consumers using Prevention and Recovery Care services, with significant improvement in personal recovery, quality of life, mental health and well-being following an admission to a Prevention and Recovery Care service. Further attention needs to be given to how to sustain the gains made through a Prevention and Recovery Care service admission in the long term.

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Mental DisordersQuality of LifeAdultAgedFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMental Health ServicesMiddle AgedVictoriaconsumer outcomesmental healthpreventionRecoverysub-acute

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PMCPMC11193319

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