Clinical efficacy of a Decision Support Tool (Link-me) to guide intensity of mental health care in primary practice: a pragmatic stratified randomised controlled trial

We examined the effectiveness of a computerised decision-support tool (DST), designed for paediatric healthcare professionals, as a means to tackle childhood obesity. A randomised controlled trial was conducted with 65 families of 6–12-year old overweight or obese children. Paediatricians, paediatric endocrinologists and a dietitian in two children’s hospitals implemented the intervention. The intervention group (IG) received personalised meal plans and lifestyle optimisation recommendations via the DST, while families in the control group (CG) received general recommendations. After three months of intervention, the IG had a significant change in dietary fibre and sucrose intake by 4.1 and −4.6 g/day, respectively. In addition, the IG significantly reduced consumption of sweets (i.e., chocolates and cakes) and salty snacks (i.e., potato chips) by −0.1 and −0.3 portions/day, respectively. Furthermore, the CG had a significant increase of body weight and waist circumference by 1.4 kg and 2.1 cm, respectively, while Body Mass Index (BMI) decreased only in the IG by −0.4 kg/m2. However, the aforementioned findings did not differ significantly between study groups. In conclusion, these findings indicate the dynamics of the DST in supporting paediatric healthcare professionals to improve the effectiveness of care in modifying obesity-related behaviours. Further research is needed to confirm these findings.

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Randomised controlled trial of acute mental health care by a crisis resolution team: the north Islington crisis study

Yearbook of Psychiatry and Applied Mental Health ◽

10.1016/s0084-3970(08)70438-9 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 2007 ◽

pp. 141-142

Author(s):

J.A. Talbott

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Care ◽

Randomised Controlled Trial ◽

Mental Health Care ◽

Controlled Trial ◽

Crisis Resolution ◽

The North ◽

Randomised Controlled

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Individual Music Therapy for Mental Health Care Clients with Low Therapy Motivation: Multicentre Randomised Controlled Trial

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics ◽

10.1159/000348452 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 82 (5) ◽

pp. 319-331 ◽

Cited By ~ 34

Author(s):

Christian Gold ◽

Karin Mössler ◽

Denise Grocke ◽

Tor Olav Heldal ◽

Lars Tjemsland ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Care ◽

Randomised Controlled Trial ◽

Mental Health Care ◽

Music Therapy ◽

Controlled Trial ◽

Randomised Controlled

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Longer term outcome of cognitive-behavioural and psychodynamic psychotherapy in routine mental health care: Randomised controlled trial

Behaviour Research and Therapy ◽

10.1016/j.brat.2012.04.005 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 50 (9) ◽

pp. 580-587 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Birgit Watzke ◽

Heinz Rüddel ◽

Ralph Jürgensen ◽

Uwe Koch ◽

Levente Kriston ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Care ◽

Randomised Controlled Trial ◽

Mental Health Care ◽

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy ◽

Controlled Trial ◽

Term Outcome ◽

Cognitive Behavioural ◽

Randomised Controlled

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Implementing an innovative integrated multi-infection screening digital decision support tool (IS-MiHealth) in primary care: lessons from Spain

European Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1093/eurpub/ckab164.084 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 31 (Supplement_3) ◽

Author(s):

Ana Requena

Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

Decision Support ◽

Randomised Controlled Trial ◽

Controlled Trial ◽

Decision Support Tool ◽

Multiple Infections ◽

Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial ◽

Support Tool ◽

Randomised Controlled

Abstract Dr Requena will share new data from a pilot randomised controlled trial of a novel integrated multi-infection screening digital decision support tool, to promote screening for multiple infections in primary care in Spain among presenting migrants.

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