The purpose of this study is to test the efficacy of a new Occupational Time Use Intervention designed to increase activity participation and improve meaning in the lives of people with serious mental illness living in the community.
5 Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Teams from Kingston (n=2), Belleville (n=1), and Ottawa (n=2) will be involved in a 12 week randomized controlled trial of our Time Use Intervention. 20 subjects (4 subjects from each team) will participate in this pilot study and will be treated individually by their ACT team Occupational Therapist (1 OT per ACT Team). This pilot test will help to determine the clinical utility and efficacy of our treatment protocol. Comparison: Standard ACT treatment with the Occupational Time Use Intervention vs. Standard ACT treatment
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
18
12 week behavioral intervention administered by Occupational Therapists.
Change in Activity Level using a 2 day (48 hour) time use diary
Time frame: Participants were tested at baseline and after 12 weeks of treatment.
Occupational Engagement using 1. 48 hour time use diary for occupational balance, 2. Engagement in Meaningful Activities Survey (EMAS) for meaning of activities, and 3. Profiles of Engagement in People with Schizophrenia (POES) to rate engagement.
Time frame: Participants were tested at baseline and after 12 weeks of treatment.
Clinical Utility using feedback from Therapists and Treatment Subjects
Time frame: Participants were tested after 12 weeks of treatment.
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