Journal article
The PULSAR primary care protocol: A stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial to test a training intervention for general practitioners in recovery-oriented practice to optimize personal recovery in adult patients
JC Enticott, F Shawyer, L Brophy, G Russell, E Fossey, B Inder, D Mazza, S Vasi, PJ Weller, E Wilson-Evered, V Edan, G Meadows
BMC Psychiatry | BMC | Published : 2016
Abstract
Background: General practitioners (GPs) in Australia play a central role in the delivery of mental health care. This article describes the PULSAR (Principles Unite Local Services Assisting Recovery) Primary Care protocol, a novel mixed methods evaluation of a training intervention for GPs in recovery-oriented practice. The aim of the intervention is to optimize personal recovery in patients consulting study GPs for mental health issues. Methods: The intervention mixed methods design involves a stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial testing the outcomes of training in recovery-oriented practice, together with an embedded qualitative study to identify the contextual enablers and cha..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This article presents the protocol for independent research conducted within the PULSAR project, a project funded by the Victorian Government, Department of Health's Mental Illness Research Fund (MIRF project #18). On 1 January 2015, this department became the Department of Health & Human Services, Victoria, Australia. The views, analyses, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in the article are those of the authors, not of the Victorian Department of Health & Human Services.