A community-based peer-support group intervention "Paths to EvERyday life" (PEER) added to service as usual for adults with vulnerability to mental health difficulties - a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The number of people struggling with vulnerability to mental health difficulties is increasing worldwide, and there is a need for new interventions, to prevent more people from developing serious mental illnesses. In recent years, peer support has been suggested as a key element in creating person-centered interventions in mental health services. However, the evidence for peer support is not yet established. We aim to investigate the effect of a 10-week peer-support intervention "Paths to EvERyday life" (PEER) added to service as usual (SAU) versus SAU alone in a Danish municipality setting.

Methods

A two-armed, investigator-initiated, multi-municipal, parallel-group superiority trial to investigate the effectiveness of the PEER intervention added to SAU compared

SUBMITTER: Poulsen CH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9437410 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature