Development of a Community-Based Rehabilitation Intervention for People with Schizophrenia in Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Community-based rehabilitation (CBR) is a multi-sectoral strategy to improve the functioning and quality of life of people with disabilities. The RISE (Rehabilitation Intervention for people with Schizophrenia in Ethiopia) trial will evaluate the effectiveness of CBR for people with schizophrenia in Ethiopia. Nevertheless, the components of CBR that are both feasible and likely to prove effective in low and middle-income countries such as Ethiopia are unclear.

Methods

In this study intervention development work was undertaken to design a CBR intervention that is acceptable and feasible in the local context. The development work consisted of five phases. 1: Identify potential components of CBR for schizophrenia, 2: Situational analysis, 3: Determine feasibility of

SUBMITTER: Asher L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4664267 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature