Improving participation in mental health, a RCT feasibility study.
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The effectiveness of occupational therapy in enabling people with a diagnosis of psychosis, living in the community, to improve participation in their activities of everyday life.
IRAS ID
136946
Contact name
Joanne Inman
Contact email
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 8 months, 29 days
Research summary
This study is designed to explore how feasible it is to carry out an effectiveness study of occupational therapy to enable individuals with a diagnosis of psychosis, living in the community, to improve their participation in activities of everyday life. This study will utilise a before-after design to test the key methodological uncertainties for a later pragmatic RCT. It is set in adult mental health services in two separate Centres in the North of England. It aims to recruit 64 participants with a diagnosis of psychosis, living in the community who have moderate to very severe occupational/ functional needs. The intervention is up to six months of occupational therapy, provided using a tailored approach by qualified occupational therapists. The primary outcome is participation in activities of everyday life. The primary outcome measure is The Time Use Survey (adapted from the UK 2000 Time Use Survey; Short, 2006). The secondary outcome measures are the Participation Scale (P-Scale); the Utrecht Scale for Evaluation of Rehabilitation Participation (USER-P); the Short Form – 36 Health Service Questionnaire (SF-36 v2)and measures the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM). The data will be analysed using a combination of quantitative and qualitative data analysis approaches, including planned secondary analysis to assess the validity of the participation measures.
REC name
North West - Preston Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
14/NW/1426
Date of REC Opinion
3 Dec 2014
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion