The purpose of this study is to understand the impact of Family Connectors, a peer-to-peer support and education program for family members who have participated in OnTrackNY, a treatment program for adolescents and young adults.
The study objectives are to examine the association between involvement in Family Connectors, a manualized peer-to-peer support and education program for family members of adolescents or young adults with symptoms of first episode psychosis, and feelings of empowerment, self-efficacy and social support.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
28
The Family Connectors Program is a manualized program that uses a time-limited parent-to parent (i.e. peer parent) support and education program delivered by phone to families of youth with serious mental health difficulties, assisting family members in becoming fully engaged with provider teams who coordinate and provide care. Family Connectors is delivered weekly by phone over the course of between three and six months.
NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, United States
Change in Perceived Social Support
Perceived social support is measured by a 13-item self-reported questionnaire. The subject is asked to rate each statement about social support on a scale of 1-7 (1=very strongly disagree, 2=strongly disagree, 3=disagree, 4=neither agree nor disagree, 5=agree, 6=strongly agree, 7=very strongly agree). Scores range from 13-91. Higher scores indicate stronger social support.
Time frame: Month 1, Month 7
Change in Caregiver Strain
Caregiver strain is measured by a 10-tiem self-reported questionnaire. The subject is asked to rate each statement relating to caregiver strain on a scale of 1-5 (1=not at all, 2=a little, 3=somewhat, 4=Quite a bit, 5=very much). Scores range from 10-50, with higher scores indicating high caregiver strain.
Time frame: Month 1, Month 7
Change in Perceived Self-efficacy
Perceived self-efficacy is measured by a 7-tiem self-reported questionnaire. The subject is asked to rate each statement on a scale of 1-5 (1=strongly disagree, 2=disagree, 3=neither agree nor disagree, 4=agree, 5=strongly agree). Scores range from 7-35, with higher scores indicating greater perceived self-efficacy.
Time frame: Month 1, Month 7
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