| Autor: |
Lovell, K, Bee, PE, Richards, DA, Kendal, SE. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2006 |
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| Zdroj: |
Lovell, K, Bee, PE, Richards, DA & Kendal, SE 2006, ' Self-help for common mental health problems: Evaluating service provision in an urban primary care Setting. ', Primary Health Care Research and Development, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 211-220 . https://doi.org/DOI:10.1191/1463423606pc290oa |
| DOI: |
10.1191/1463423606pc290oa |
| Popis: |
Common mental health problems are highly prevalent in primary care, the UK National Service Framework for mental health demanding that effective and accessible services be made available. Although built upon a strong evidence base, traditional psychological therapies are often limited in terms of their applicability and availability. As a consequence innovative self-help programmes are increasingly being advocated as an alternative means of managing mental health illness within primary care. This study reports the results of a three month evaluation of a self-help service provided by a busy UK urban Primary Care Trust. Levels of utilization, effectiveness and stakeholder acceptability were examined through a combination of quantitative and qualitative data. A total of 662 patients were referred to the self-help clinics over a three month period, 67% of whom attended their first appointment. The mean number of sessions per patient was 2.8 (SD = 2.4), with an average total time of 69.6 min (SD = 48.2). Mean Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation (CORE-OM) scores improved significantly between baseline and three month follow-up (P |
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