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Keep this study
Lead
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
With
Harvard University
Vinfen
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
You may be eligible if
Consumer eligibility includes the following:
(1) participants will be adults age 18 or older who have a chart DSM-V Axis I diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, persistent major depressive disorder (diagnosis will be verified using the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview);
(2) have been enrolled in treatment for at least 3 months;
(3) a chart diagnosis of a medical diagnosis of cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;
(4) speak and read English; and
(5) voluntary informed consent for participation in the study by the participant.
Peer eligibility includes the following:
(1) Massachusetts certified peer specialist (i.e., to qualify to be a Massachusetts certified peer specialist a person must self-report any mental health diagnosis, be in active treatment, and complete an 80 hour training that includes classes, small group activities, and homework on fundamentals of peer support, cross-cultural partnering, and human experience language. All certified peer specialists must pass a written examination);
(2) a clinical history of improved psychiatric and medical self-management in the past 6 months;
(3) speak and read English;
(4) willing to use technology to deliver an intervention;
(5) must provide voluntary informed consent for participation in the study; and
(6) have worked as a certified peer specialist with people with SMI for 1+ years.
You may not be if
Consumer participants will be excluded based on the following criteria:
(1) chart diagnosis of dementia or documented cognitive impairment as indicated by the Mini Mental State Examination score \<24;
(2) major visual, hearing, or motor impairment (measured by potential participants' ability to use a smartphone);
(3) currently residing in a nursing home;
(4) terminal illness expected to result of death of participant within one year; or
(5) consumers with two or more emergency room or hospitalizations in the last 6 months or as determined by the clinical team to be psychiatrically or medically unstable;
Peer participants will be excluded based on the following criteria:
(1) chart diagnosis of dementia or documented cognitive impairment as indicated by the Mini Mental State Examination score \<24;
(2) major visual, hearing, or motor impairment (measured by potential participants' ability to use a tablet); and
(3) certified peer specialists with two or more emergency room or hospitalizations in the last 6 months or as determined by the clinical team to be psychiatrically or medically unstable.
