Results of a pilot randomised controlled trial to measure the clinical and cost effectiveness of peer support in increasing hope and quality of life in mental health patients discharged from hospital in the UK.
Simpson, A., Flood, C., Rowe, J. , Quigley, J., Henry, S., Hall, C., Evans, R., Sherman, P. & Bowers, L. (2014). Results of a pilot randomised controlled trial to measure the clinical and cost effectiveness of peer support in increasing hope and quality of life in mental health patients discharged from hospital in the UK.. BMC Psychiatry, 14(1), article number 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-244x-14-30
Abstract
Mental health patients can feel anxious about losing the support of staff and patients when discharged from hospital and often discontinue treatment, experience relapse and readmission to hospital, and sometimes attempt suicide. The benefits of peer support in mental health services have been identified in a number of studies with some suggesting clinical and economic gains in patients being discharged.
| Publication Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | PMCID: PMC3922504 |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine |
| Departments: | School of Health & Psychological Sciences > Nursing |
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