Prevention of psychosocial distress consequences in somatic hospital inpatients via a stepped and collaborative care model: protocol of SomPsyNet, a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Approximately 30% of somatic hospital inpatients experience psychosocial distress, contributing to increased (re-)hospitalisation rates, treatment resistance, morbidity, and direct and indirect costs. However, such distress often remains unrecognised and unaddressed. We established 'SomPsyNet', a 'stepped and collaborative care model' (SCCM) for somatic hospital inpatients, aiming at alleviating this issue through early identification of distress and provision of appropriate care, providing problem-focused pathways and strengthening collaborative care. We report the protocol of the 'SomPsyNet' study, aiming to evaluate implementation and impact of the SCCM on distressed patients' health-related quality of life. Secondary objectives include assessing efficacy of the scr

SUBMITTER: Meinlschmidt G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10668178 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature