Evaluation of a pro-recovery training intervention (REFOCUS-RETAFORM) in specialist mental health services across France: stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While recovery orientation is national policy in many countries, evidence remains limited for the effectiveness at a service level. This paper describes the protocol for implementing a pro-recovery training intervention (REFOCUS-RETAFORM) in specialist mental health services across France. The aim is to evaluate whether REFOCUS-RETAFORM plus usual care leads to improved outcomes for adolescent and adult mental health service users compared with usual care alone.

Methods

A two-step stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial will be conducted, with a nested qualitative sub-study exploring stakeholders' views on changes in staff-user relationships and implementation influences. The REFOCUS-RETAFORM intervention is a training intervention for mental health staf

SUBMITTER: Dubreucq J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12523186 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature