| Title |
Results of a pilot randomised controlled trial to measure the clinical and cost effectiveness of peer support in increasing hope and quality of life in mental health patients discharged from hospital in the UK
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Psychiatry, February 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-244x-14-30 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Alan Simpson, Chris Flood, Julie Rowe, Jody Quigley, Susan Henry, Cerdic Hall, Richard Evans, Paul Sherman, Len Bowers |
| Abstract |
Mental health patients can feel anxious about losing the support of staff and patients when discharged from hospital and often discontinue treatment, experience relapse and readmission to hospital, and sometimes attempt suicide. The benefits of peer support in mental health services have been identified in a number of studies with some suggesting clinical and economic gains in patients being discharged. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 10 | 56% |
| Canada | 1 | 6% |
| United States | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 6 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 9 | 50% |
| Scientists | 6 | 33% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 17% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 247 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Researcher | 37 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 36 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 32 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 25 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 20 | 8% |
| Other | 38 | 15% |
| Unknown | 64 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Psychology | 64 | 25% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 32 | 13% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 28 | 11% |
| Social Sciences | 19 | 8% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 7 | 3% |
| Other | 25 | 10% |
| Unknown | 77 | 31% |
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