NCT06695975

Occupational Self Analysis in People with a Serious Mental Illness.

Occupational Self Analysis in People with a Serious Mental Illness on Occupational Balance, Participation in Meaningful Activities and Life Satisfaction

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 18 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Malaga · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

In this study we test the efectiveness of an intervention called 'Occupational sefl-analysys' where particiapants are taught to analyze what activities they do and why do they choose those activities. Also they are encouage to reflect about those occupations that don't do but will like to. In case they want to , they can make changes in their occupational routines. After he program we assessed the improvements in life satisfaction, participation in meaningful activities, perception of balance and occupational satisfaction,

Detailed description

The appearance of a mental disorder forces the person to modify their occupational choices and participation, due, among other aspects, to the continuous presence of symptoms and relapses. 'Occupational self-analysis' programs are based on increasing occupational awareness to promote changes in meaningful occupational participation. The objective of this study was to test the effectiveness of the 'Occupational self-analysis' program in people with Serious Mental Disorder specially on life satisfaction, participation in meaningful activities, perception of balance and occupational satisfaction, compared to the standard intervention received in a Therapeutic Community of Mental Health. The program was implemented for 4 months, twice a week, while the control group received the standard treatment. Ten people participated in the 'Occupational self-analysis' program. Results show that participants improved their perception of occupational balance and occupational satisfaction, as well as increasing their participation in meaningful activities.

Conditions

• Intervention
• Control Condition

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Occupational self-analysis	Occupational self analysis program is delivered in group sessions, each session lasting 45 minutes, twice a week. Also Individual sessions are held throughout the program with each participant, with the intention of clarifying certain concepts and resolving specific difficulties that were occurring.The thematic modules worked are 5; occupation-health and difficulty, occupational balance, adaptation strategies to difficulties, social relationships and knowing other realities. The methodological strategies used to structure the program were the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) and the See-Judge-Act methodology

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-11-08
• Primary completion: 2022-04-30
• Completion: 2022-05-28
• First posted: 2024-11-19
• Last updated: 2024-11-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain