背景:已经呼吁重新考虑目前为年轻人提供的心理健康支持。这项研究旨在通过提供理论驱动的改编版本来帮助重新关注和减少精神卫生服务的不可获取性,以证据为基础,指导性心理社会干预被称为“第4组健康”(G4H)。迄今为止,G4H干预主要在澳大利亚进行了试验,对社会关系有积极的影响,心理健康和幸福。本研究调查了在英国为年轻人提供G4H干预时进行随机对照试验的可行性。
方法:TOGETHER研究是一项适应性G4H干预的可行性随机对照试验。参与者年龄在16-25岁之间,目前遇到心理健康困难,并从心理健康服务机构招募。目标样本大小为30,每个试验臂有15个。参与者被随机分配到G4H+照常治疗,或者像往常一样单独治疗。感兴趣的主要结果是招聘的可行性,随机化,在10周和14周随访时收集数据并保留到研究中,以及可接受性,以及研究方案和G4H干预的可及性。
结论:这项研究的结果将表明是否需要进一步优化以提高可行性,最终用户和从业人员认为的干预和研究方案程序的可接受性和可及性。这提供了一个重要的机会来支持地方和国家对无障碍的需求,创新,和有效的心理社会青年心理健康支持。
背景:ISRCTN注册表(ISRCTN12505807)。注册日期:2022年4月11日。
Calls have been made to rethink the mental health support currently available for young people. This
study aims to help re-focus and reduce the inaccessibility of mental health services by offering an adapted version of a theoretically-driven, evidence-based, guided psychosocial intervention known as \'Groups 4 Health\' (G4H). To date, the G4H intervention has mainly been trialled in Australia, with promising positive effects on social connection, mental health and well-being. The present
study examines the feasibility of running a randomised controlled
trial when delivering the G4H intervention for young people in the UK.
The TOGETHER
study is a feasibility randomised controlled
trial of an adapted version of the G4H intervention. Participants are aged 16-25, currently experiencing mental health difficulties and recruited from mental health services. The target sample size is 30, with 15 in each
trial arm. Participants are randomly allocated to either G4H plus treatment as usual, or treatment as usual alone. The primary outcomes of interest are the feasibility of recruitment, randomisation, data collection and retention to the study at 10 and 14 week follow up, as well as the acceptability, and accessibility of the
study protocol and G4H intervention.
The results of this study will indicate if further optimisation is required to improve the feasibility, acceptability and accessibility of the intervention and study protocol procedures as perceived by end users and practitioners. This offers a significant opportunity to support the local and national demand for accessible, innovative, and effective psychosocial youth mental health support.
ISRCTN registry (ISRCTN12505807). Registration date: 11/04/2022.