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Williams, Julie, Fairbairn, Elli, McGrath, Ray, Bakolis, Ioannis, Healey, Andy, Akpan, Ubong, Mdudu, Isabel, Gaughran, Fiona, Sadler, Euan, Khadjesari, Zarnie 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2958-9555, Lillywhite, Kate and Sevdalis, Nick
(2021)
A feasibility hybrid II randomised controlled trial of volunteer ‘Health Champions’ supporting people with serious mental illness manage their physical health: study protocol.
Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 7.
ISSN 2055-5784
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Abstract
Background People with serious mental illnesses (SMI) such as schizophrenia often also have physical health illnesses and interventions are needed to address the resultant multimorbidity and reduced life expectancy. Research has shown that volunteers can support people with SMI. This protocol describes a feasibility randomised controlled trial (RCT) of a novel intervention involving volunteer ‘Health Champions’ supporting people with SMI to manage and improve their physical health. Methods This is a feasibility hybrid II randomised effectiveness-implementation controlled trial. The intervention involves training volunteers to be ‘Health Champions’ to support individual people with SMI using mental health services. This face-to-face or remote support will take place weekly and last for up to 9 months following initial introduction. This study will recruit 120 participants to compare Health Champions to treatment as usual for people with SMI using secondary community mental health services in South London, UK. We will measure the clinical and cost effectiveness including quality of life. We will measure the implementation outcomes of acceptability, feasibility, appropriateness, fidelity, barriers and enablers, unintended consequences, adoption and sustainability. Discussion There is a need for interventions to support people with SMI with their physical health. If this feasibility trial is successful, a definitive trial will follow to fully evaluate the clinical, cost and implementation effectiveness of Health Champions supporting people with SMI.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | intervention,physical health,serious mental illness,volunteers,medicine (miscellaneous),sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2700/2701 |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Health Sciences |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Norwich Institute for Healthy Aging Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Behavioural and Implementation Science Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Promotion Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Lifespan Health |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Jun 2021 00:09 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Oct 2023 02:58 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/80188 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s40814-021-00854-8 |
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