Peer support for frequent users of inpatient mental health care in Uganda: protocol of a quasi-experimental study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Reducing readmissions among frequent users of psychiatric inpatient care could result in substantial cost savings to under-resourced mental health systems. Studies from high-income countries indicate that formal peer support can be an effective intervention for the reduction of readmissions among frequent users. Although in recent years formal peer support programmes have been established in mental health services in a few low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), they have not been rigorously evaluated. METHODS:This protocol describes a quasi-experimental difference-in-differences study conducted as part of a broader evaluation of the Brain Gain II peer support programme based at Butabika National Referral Hospital in Kampala, Uganda. The primary objective is to investigate whe

SUBMITTER: Ryan GK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6883561 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature