Unique ID issued by UMIN | UMIN000021701 |
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Receipt number | R000025035 |
Scientific Title | Effects and social meanings of peer-support: a monitoring study in community service agencies and a cohort study for peer-support |
Date of disclosure of the study information | 2016/03/31 |
Last modified on | 2020/04/03 10:29:25 |
Effects and social meanings of peer-support: a monitoring study in community service agencies and a cohort study for peer-support
Peer-support and longitudinal study in Japan (PAL-J)
Effects and social meanings of peer-support: a monitoring study in community service agencies and a cohort study for peer-support
Peer-support and longitudinal study in Japan (PAL-J)
Japan |
Mental illness
Psychiatry |
Others
NO
To assess the effects of peer-support.
Others
To assess the effectiveness of peer-support on users' outcomes at 18-month follow-up, comparing community service agencies with peer-staff members and other community service agencies.
Exploratory
Pragmatic
Not applicable
service satisfaction
Quality of life, subjective recovery, social support/network, self-stigma, motivation, function and symptoms
Observational
20 | years-old | <= |
Not applicable |
Male and Female
1. New user registered in each agency
2. Over 20 years-old
Dementia, substance abuse, intellectual disability, and developmental disability
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1st name | Aikawa |
Middle name | |
Last name | Ayako |
Seigakuin University
Faculty of Human Welfare, Human Welfare Deptartment
362-8585
1-1, Tosaki, Ageo, Saitama, Postal code:362-8585
048-780-1863
a_aikawa@seigakuin-univ.ac.jp
1st name | Yamaguchi |
Middle name | |
Last name | Sosei |
National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP)
Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation, National Institute of Mental Health
187-8553
4-1-1 Ogawa-Higashi, Kodaira, Tokyo Postal code:187-8553
042-346-2168
http://pal-j.jp/
sosei.yama@ncnp.go.jp
Seigakuin University
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Japanese Governmental office
Japan
Research Ethics Committee of Seigakuin University
1-1 Todaki, Ageo, Saitama, 362-8585
048-725-5524
research@seigakuin-univ.ac.jp
NO
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Number of baseline assessments, n = 72
Number of 18-month follow-up assessment, n = 47
(Exposure group n =33 and non-exposure group n = 14)
The exposure group indicates that people with mental illness utilized community service agencies where employ peer-support workers. The non- exposure group means that participants did not use such an agency.
All the outcomes including the primary outcome (service satisfaction) were not significantly different between the group.
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Males were 60% in the exposure group and 50% in the non-exposure group. In both groups, the mean age was approximately 45 years-old. The most frequent diagnosis was schizophrenia in each group. There was no significant difference in most demographics and all the outcome scores between the groups at baseline. The proportions of the exposure group's participants who lived in Kanto-area and used a community activity support center were significantly larger, compared to those the non-exposure group.
72 people with mental illness voluntarily participated in this research, and 47 participants completed their 18-months follow-up assessment (Exposure group n =33 and non-exposure group n = 14).
None
The present study assessed participant's service satisfaction as the primary outcome and other outcomes using multiple patient-reported outcome scales. However, there were no significant differences in all the outcome scale scores between the groups.
Completed
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Study design: Prospective longitudinal/cohort study (The exposure: "being peer-staff")
Agencies: community activity support centers or employment service agencies for continuous employment (type B) in capital region and Fukuoka prefecture (a total of 31 agencies) participated in this study.
Participants: 1) the new users registered in the above agencies between 1st April 2016 and 31st March 2017, who 2) have mental illness with 3) over 20 year old and 4)consent to participate in this study.
Exclusion criteria: main diagnosis is dementia, substance abuse, intellectual disability and developmental disability.
Recruitment period: 1st April 2016 to 31st May 2017. But, we may close the recruitment when the number of participants reaches the necessary sample size.
Explanation about this study and informed consent were provided by the staff who received a training in each agency.
Follow-up period: 18 months
The timing of outcome assessment: baseline assessment, 9-month follow-up assessment, and 18-month follow-up assessment after participant enrollment.
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