A Shared Decision Making Training for Inpatients With Schizophrenia

Technical University of Munich61 enrolled

Overview

Patients suffering from schizophrenia who attend the communication skills program engage more deeply in therapeutic reasoning and treatment decisions. This results in stronger preferences to participate, greater perceived involvement and better long term adherence compared to patients who do not attend the training.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Schizophrenia Schizoaffective Disorder

Interventions

patient training in shared decision makingBEHAVIORAL

cognitive trainingBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 60 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Male and female inpatients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder according to ICD 10 * between 18 and 60 years of age are eligible for the study * informed consent * inpatients Exclusion Criteria: * poor German language skills

Locations (1)

Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Technische Universität München

München, Germany

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Decision Self Efficacy

Time frame: post intervention

Secondary Outcomes

Adherence to medication

Time frame: 6 months post intervention

Participation preferences

Time frame: post intervention

Treatment satisfaction

Time frame: post intervention

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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