Clinical and functional outcome of assertive outreach for patients with schizophrenic disorder: Results of a quasi-experimental controlled trial

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Background: The majority of studies support modern assertive health service models. However, the evidence is limited for parts of continental Europe, as well as for the pharmacological adherence outcome parameter. Method: We conducted a quasi-experimental controlled trial including adult patients with a schizophreniform disorder and a maximum of 60 points on the Global Assessment of Functioning Scale (GAF). Interventions (n = 176) and controls (TAU, n = 142) were assessed every six-month within one year in 17 study practices in rural areas. Mental and functional state were rated using the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) and the GAF. Functional limitations and pharmacological adherence were patient-rated using the WHO-Disability Assessment Schedule II (WHODAS-II) and the Medication Adherence Report Scale (MARS). We computed multilevel mixed models. Results: The GAF and BPRS of both groups improved significantly, yet the increase in the intervention group was significantly higher. In contrast, patient-rated variables-WHODAS-II and MARS-neither showed a stable temporal improvement nor a difference between groups. Conclusion: Our findings only partly support the investigated AO intervention, because of conflicting results between clinician- and patient-ratings. Accordingly, the benefits of AO need to be further evaluated.

OriginalspracheEnglisch
ZeitschriftEuropean Psychiatry
Jahrgang30
Ausgabenummer6
Seiten (von - bis)736-742
Anzahl der Seiten7
ISSN0924-9338
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PublikationsstatusErschienen - 01.09.2015

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Funding Information:
The study is part of a project from the Innovation-Incubator at the Leuphana University Lüneburg, which is funded by European Funds for Regional Development and the Federal State of Lower Saxony. We thank the management association IVPNetworks GmbH for their support in the recruitment of study practices.

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© 2015 Elsevier Masson SAS.

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