Evaluation of a primary care-based collaborative care model (PARTNERS2) for people with diagnoses of schizophrenia, bipolar, or other psychoses: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial

Plappert, Humera, Hobson-Merrett, Charley, Gibbons, Bliss, Baker, Elina, Bevan, Sheridan, Clark, Michael ORCID: 0000-0003-4964-5005, Creanor, Siobhan, Davies, Linda, Denyer, Rebecca, Frost, Julia, Gask, Linda, Gibson, John, Gill, Laura, Gwernan-Jones, Ruth, Hardy, Pollyanna, Hosking, Joanne, Huxley, Peter, Jeffrey, Alison, Jones, Benjamin, Marwaha, Steven, Pinold, Vanessa, Planner, Claire, Rawcliffe, Tim, Reilly, Siobhan, Richards, Debra, Williams, Lynsey, Birchwood, Max and Byng, Richard (2021) Evaluation of a primary care-based collaborative care model (PARTNERS2) for people with diagnoses of schizophrenia, bipolar, or other psychoses: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial. BJGP Open, 5 (3). 1 - 14. ISSN 2398-3795

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Abstract

Background: Current NHS policy encourages an integrated approach to provision of mental and physical care for individuals with long term mental health problems. The ‘PARTNERS2’ complex intervention is designed to support individuals with psychosis in a primary care setting. Aim: The trial will evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of the PARTNERS2 intervention. Design & setting: This is a cluster randomised controlled superiority trial comparing collaborative care (PARTNERS2) with usual care, with an internal pilot to assess feasibility. The setting will be primary care within four trial recruitment areas: Birmingham & Solihull, Cornwall, Plymouth, and Somerset. GP practices are randomised 1:1 to either (a) the PARTNERS2 intervention plus modified standard care (‘intervention’); or (b) standard care only (‘control’). Method: PARTNERS2 is a flexible, general practice-based, person-centred, coaching-based intervention aimed at addressing mental health, physical health, and social care needs. Two hundred eligible individuals from 39 GP practices are taking part. They were recruited through identification from secondary and primary care databases. The primary hypothesis is quality of life (QOL). Secondary outcomes include: mental wellbeing, time use, recovery, and process of physical care. A process evaluation will assess fidelity of intervention delivery, test hypothesised mechanisms of action, and look for unintended consequences. An economic evaluation will estimate its cost-effectiveness. Intervention delivery and follow-up have been modified during the COVID-19 pandemic. Conclusion: The overarching aim is to establish the clinical and cost-effectiveness of the model for adults with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar, or other types of psychoses.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	https://bjgpopen.org/
Additional Information:	© 2021 The Authors
Divisions:	Care Policy and Evaluation Centre
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Date Deposited:	04 Aug 2021 10:24
Last Modified:	12 Dec 2024 02:36
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/111534

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