Acceptability of a guided self-help mental health intervention in general practice.
Fam Pract
; 29(1): 43-9, 2012 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
People with subthreshold mental health syndromes are common in general practice and represent an important morbidity and disability burden. Management options are currently limited. We examined the acceptability of a novel ultra-brief guided self-help intervention designed specifically for use in this setting.OBJECTIVE:
To assess clinician and patient satisfaction with an ultra-brief guided self-help intervention to address subthreshold mental health syndromes in the primary care setting.METHODS:
Consenting patients were given the ultra-brief intervention in a series of three 15- to 30-minute coaching sessions over a 5-week period.DESIGN:
survey interview of clinician and patient satisfaction with and acceptability of the intervention.SETTING:
general practices in Wellington, New Zealand. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURE:
clinician and patient acceptability of the intervention was assessed by survey questionnaire at 3 months. Baseline and follow-up mental health status assessments were undertaken using the Kessler-10 measure of psychological distress.RESULTS:
Six clinicians recruited 19 patient participants, 16 of whom completed the intervention. Based on questionnaire feedback, clinician and patient satisfaction ratings were very positive. However, clinicians expressed a concern that the length of the sessions was sometimes inadequate. The psychological well-being of the patients, as measured by the Kessler-10, was also significantly improved post-intervention.CONCLUSION:
The intervention appeared to improve the psychological well-being of the patients and was regarded positively by both clinicians and patient participants. Further testing of the efficacy of the intervention on a larger sample with a randomized controlled trial study design is warranted.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Médicos de Familia
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Satisfacción del Paciente
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Trastornos Mentales
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Fam Pract
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Nueva Zelanda