CPG for Psychosocial Interventions in Severe Mental ... - GuÃaSalud
CPG for Psychosocial Interventions in Severe Mental ... - GuÃaSalud
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F<strong>in</strong>ally, <strong>in</strong> the RCT by Cheng et al 212 (n = 460 and with 3-year follow-up), the <strong>in</strong>tegrated<br />
<strong>in</strong>tervention was assessed with sheltered hous<strong>in</strong>g at a medical care centre <strong>for</strong> “homeless” veterans<br />
with SMI and/or substance abuse (not specify<strong>in</strong>g percentage of psychiatric diagnoses of substance<br />
abuse of the sample).<br />
In some of the studies assessed, the <strong>in</strong>tervention of the control group exceeds what <strong>in</strong> our<br />
context would be standard treatment, which would favour the lack of appearance of differences<br />
between the <strong>in</strong>terventions compared. An absence of data from quality studies has also been encountered,<br />
show<strong>in</strong>g that <strong>in</strong>tegrated treatments are more effective than non-<strong>in</strong>tegrated treatments,<br />
although both <strong>in</strong>terventions show efficacy compared with the standard treatment <strong>for</strong> dual SMI<br />
patients.<br />
Another relevant aspect is that these scientific studies orig<strong>in</strong>ate exclusively from Anglo-<br />
Saxon countries and generate doubts about the extrapolation to our context, as <strong>in</strong> our context there<br />
are no <strong>in</strong>tegrated assertive community treatment teams/programmes <strong>for</strong> dual pathology; although<br />
there are <strong>in</strong>tegrated treatment teams.<br />
In our context there are few services with <strong>in</strong>tegrated treatment programmes <strong>for</strong> dual patients<br />
and start<strong>in</strong>g them up systematically and <strong>in</strong> a generalised way would represent an <strong>in</strong>crease<br />
<strong>in</strong> resources, when <strong>in</strong> many fields there are parallel networks with programmes that are already<br />
function<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
The motivation factor is important <strong>in</strong> these studies and differences are observed with respect<br />
to the moment of the <strong>in</strong>tervention. There are authors that suggest that the heterogeneity could be<br />
reduced, study<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>terventions and results related to specific treatment stages (support and skills<br />
development both <strong>for</strong> handl<strong>in</strong>g and <strong>for</strong> prevent<strong>in</strong>g relapses) 213<br />
People with SMI and substance abuse<br />
No differences were found between long-term <strong>in</strong>tegrated treatment (36<br />
months) and standard treatment (which <strong>in</strong>cludes the same <strong>in</strong>terventions except<br />
<strong>for</strong> assertive community treatment, which were developed by different<br />
teams) respect to the use of substances (n = 85; 1 RCT; RR = 0.89; 95% CI:<br />
between 0.6 and 1.3) 52 .<br />
With reference to abandon<strong>in</strong>g the treatment it is also observed that no<br />
differences have been found, either, between the long-term <strong>in</strong>tegrated treatment<br />
(36 months) and standard treatment (n = 603; 3 RCT; RR = 1.09; 95%<br />
IC: between 0.8 and 1.5) 52 and the same occurs with respect to the number<br />
of rehospitalisations (n = 198; 2 RCT; RR = 0.88; 95% CI: between 0.6 and<br />
1.2) 52 .<br />
Regard<strong>in</strong>g to <strong>in</strong>tegrated assertive community treatment (ACT) and<br />
standard ACT, no significant results were observed <strong>in</strong> favour of either the<br />
<strong>in</strong>terventions regard<strong>in</strong>g satisfaction at 24 months, although there are significant<br />
results between both <strong>in</strong>terventions when compared with standard<br />
treatment (p = 0.03) 211 . No differences have been found, either with respect<br />
to hous<strong>in</strong>g stability at 24 months although they do exist between both <strong>in</strong>terventions<br />
when compared with standard treatment (p = 0.03) 211 .<br />
RCT (1-)<br />
CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR PSICHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS IN SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS 103