biostudies-literatureMeinlschmidt GSwiss National Science FoundationHealth Promotion Switzerlande076814https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10668178biostudies-literatureUnknown13(11)<h4>Introduction</h4>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 scrBMJ openPrevention of psychosocial distress consequences in somatic hospital inpatients via a stepped and collaborative care model: protocol of SomPsyNet, a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial.PMC10668178135328PGV01_087100014Bachmann MSchwob PTrost SEttlin PSchur NMazander SOchs VSchwenkglenks MSteffen TSeelmann SFRocco THermann AAebi NJSchirmer FHuber CSchaefert RErb JEberle CKarpf CTegethoff MSchiess FZarifoglu LTschudin SUrech CBeck JWetz ABassetti SIsler-Christ LSomPsyNet consortiumBales GWeyermann DYarkova VZah CMeinlschmidt GBaenteli IDietsche SFluckiger LKatapodi MCMinzer AWyss KKeller RCLiechti YKlimmeck SDorner ACaviezel SWeber MBally Kvon Allmen TFink GBaumgartner RBosman SWerner SEbner LFuchs SBahmane SHotopf MStuder AGrossmann FFrick AStiefel FBuechel DLang UEfalsePrevention of psychosocial distress consequences in somatic hospital inpatients via a stepped and collaborative care model: protocol of SomPsyNet, a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial.<h4>Introduction</h4>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 scr2023-01-01T00:00:00Z2023 Nov2026-05-29T02:03:47.337Z2025-04-21T15:32:01.581ZS-EPMC106681783799623610.1136/bmjopen-2023-076814