Clinical trial NCT05813197: Leaving Care - a Comparison Study of Implementation, Change Mechanisms, and Effects of Transition Services for Youth Leaving Out-of-home Care
Official title: Leaving Care - a Comparison Study of Implementation, Change Mechanisms, and Effects of Transition Services for Youth Leaving Out-of-home Care
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Self Efficacy
Mental Health Wellness 1
Help-Seeking Behavior
Frustration
Satisfaction
Health Behavior
Lead sponsor: Jonkoping University
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Lund University
name: Göteborg University
First posted: 2023-04-14
Enrollment: 160
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 15
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The purpose of this project is to increase understanding of the development, implementation and effectiveness of interventions for young people transitioning from societal care to independent living. The project examines the effect of interventions and how change mechanisms relate to a range of outcomes.

Detailed description: The purpose of this project is to increase the empirical understanding of the development, implementation and effectiveness of interventions for young people transitioning from societal care to independent living. The project examines the effect of interventions and how change mechanisms relate to a range of outcomes. In a pilot project, the investigators developed an intervention in collaboration with municipal social workers, section heads and organizational developers. In another pilot project, the investigators studied whether the content of empirically tested interventions in the USA can be generalized to a Swedish context. These two projects have resulted in a Swedish intervention: My choice - my way! Previous research shows that young people who are placed in social care are a particularly vulnerable group. Swedish social places little attention to what happens to prepare young people for leaving care. There are currently no interventions in Sweden that have empirical support of their effectiveness for this group. The aim of the project is to develop practical and empirical understanding of how interventions for young people placed in societal care in Sweden can be developed and implemented. The project takes place in close collaboration with municipalities and other youth serving organizations. Short-term, long-term and implementation effects are investigated by comparing My choice - my way! with usual services. The comparisons will shed light on practice components and change mechanisms related to outcomes and thus important to take into account in the future development of interventions. The outcomes will shed light on a range of self-reported outcomes, as well as register-based outcomes such as education, employment and crime. The analyses also include health economic outcomes. In addition, the attitudes of social workers and youth and organizational implementation initiatives will be investigated.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Living in out-of-home care
* 15 years or older

Exclusion Criteria:

* none

Primary outcomes:
measure: Needs Satisfaction and Frustration Scale (NSFS)
timeFrame: 8 months
measure: General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE-10)
timeFrame: 8 months
measure: Resilience Scale (RS-14)
timeFrame: 8 months
measure: Needs Satisfaction and Frustration Scale (NSFS)
timeFrame: 17 months
measure: General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE-10)
timeFrame: 17 months
measure: Resilience Scale (RS-14)
timeFrame: 17 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12)
timeFrame: 8 months
measure: General Help-Seeking Questionnaire (GHSQ)
timeFrame: 8 months
measure: Social Support Questionnaire (SSQ-6)
timeFrame: 8 months
measure: Daily Routines (DR-18)
timeFrame: 8 months
measure: General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12)
timeFrame: 17 months
measure: General Help-Seeking Questionnaire (GHSQ)
timeFrame: 17 months
measure: Social Support Questionnaire (SSQ-6)
timeFrame: 17 months
measure: Daily Routines (DR-18)
timeFrame: 17 months
Other outcomes:
measure: Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8, T2)
timeFrame: 8 months
Locations:
city: Jönköping
country: Sweden
facility: Jönköping University
Study officials:
affiliation: Jonkoping University
name: Tina M Olsson, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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