Long-term outcomes of an assertive community treatment (ACT) intervention : a 10-year follow-up

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dc.contributor.advisorBotha, Ullaen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorKoen, Liezlen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorCoetzee, Danellen_ZA
dc.contributor.otherStellenbosch University. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dept. of Psychiatry.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-21T06:41:20Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-16T12:46:23Z
dc.date.available2022-11-21T06:41:20Z
dc.date.available2023-01-16T12:46:23Z
dc.date.issued2022-12
dc.descriptionThesis (MMed)--Stellenbosch University, 2022.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractENGLISH SUMMARY: Background: Assertive community treatment (ACT) is an intervention implemented in many countries to manage the effects of deinstitutionalization, with studies in South Africa demonstrating decreased admissions at 12 and 36-month follow-up for patients receiving modified ACT compared to standard care. Whilst shown to be effective, costs associated with the intervention has raised the question of its feasibility in developing countries. Aim: This study aimed to describe the demographic and clinical outcomes of a group of patients included in an ACT interventional study, 10 years after inclusion. Methods: This is a retrospective description of the 10-year outcomes of a group of 55 highfrequency psychiatric users (HFUs) included in the first ACT intervention in South Africa. The group either received follow-up with a modified ACT program or at a community care centre. Demographics, admissions, social functioning and adverse events were outcomes reviewed. Results: Nine patients remained in ACT for the full 10 years, 16 were never included and 30 patients spent some time in ACT. Five participants died, 2 were admitted to long-term wards and 12 were never re-admitted. The group had an overall low level of education, a mean age of 43 years and most were single (82%). The mean number of admissions were 3.73 and the mean number of admission days was 261.11. Conclusions: This was the first study looking at the long-term outcomes of a group of HFUs in an under-resourced setting receiving a modified ACT intervention. Correlation with the poor psychosocial outcomes often associated with schizophrenia were found in this group, but overall, the study findings suggest increased stabilization, service utilization and quality of life for patients exposed to ACT at some stage in their treatment.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractAFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Geen opsomming beskikbaar.af_ZA
dc.description.versionMasters
dc.format.extent25 pages : illustrations
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/126026
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherStellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
dc.rights.holderStellenbosch University
dc.subjectCommunity mental health services -- Cape Town (South Africa)en_ZA
dc.subjectMentally ill -- Services for -- Cape Town (South Africa)en_ZA
dc.subjectMental health services -- Cape Town (South Africa)en_ZA
dc.subjectUCTD
dc.titleLong-term outcomes of an assertive community treatment (ACT) intervention : a 10-year follow-upen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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