Guidance
Recommendations for research
Recommendations for research
The guideline committee has made the following recommendations for research.
Key recommendations for research
1 Who should be offered rehabilitation?
What is the efficacy and cost effectiveness of rehabilitation services compared with treatment as usual for people with complex psychosis with residual disability, who are leaving early intervention services?
For a short explanation of why the committee made the recommendation for research, see the rationale on who should be offered rehabilitation.
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review D: effectiveness of rehabilitation services.
2 Peer-support interventions
How can peer-support interventions be used most effectively to support people with complex psychosis using rehabilitation services?
For a short explanation of why the committee made the recommendation for research, see the rationale on engagement in community activities, including leisure, education and work.
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review M: engagement in community activities.
3 Highly specialist and longer-term high-dependency rehabilitation units
What are the service and service user characteristics of highly specialist and longer-term high-dependency rehabilitation units that are associated with better outcomes?
For a short explanation of why the committee made the recommendation for research, see the rationale on rehabilitation in inpatient settings.
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review A: identifying people who would benefit most.
4 Structured group activities
What structured group activities are effective at improving interpersonal functioning (social skills) for people with complex psychosis?
For a short explanation of why the committee made the recommendation for research, see the rationale on interpersonal and social skills.
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review L: interpersonal functioning.
5 Inpatient rehabilitation provided by the independent sector
What is the clinical and cost effectiveness of inpatient rehabilitation provided by the independent sector compared with that provided by the NHS?
For a short explanation of why the committee made the recommendation for research, see the rationale on out-of-area placements.
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review E: comparative effectiveness of different types of rehabilitation services.
Other recommendations for research
6 Integrated care systems
Is an integrated care system effective at promoting successful progress for people with complex psychosis to a more independent setting?
For a short explanation of why the committee made the recommendation for research, see the rationale on transitions.
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review R: supporting transitions.
7 Staff training interventions
What staff training interventions are effective at facilitating personal recovery for people with complex psychosis?
For a short explanation of why the committee made the recommendation for research, see the rationale on engagement in community activities, including leisure, education and work.
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review M: engagement in community activities.
8 Coexisting physical health conditions
What is the impact of coexisting physical health conditions on the mortality of people with complex psychosis?
For a short explanation of why the committee made the recommendation for research, see the rationale on assessment.
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review C: prevalence of comorbidity.
9 Medicines adherence
What interventions are effective to support medicines adherence for people with complex psychosis in supported accommodation?
For a short explanation of why the committee made the recommendation for research, see the rationale on adherence to medicines and helping people to manage their own medicines.
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review K: activities of daily living.
10 Tailored interventions
What tailored interventions (pharmaceutical and psychological) specific to rehabilitation are effective at equipping people with complex psychosis with the ability to live in the community?
For a short explanation of why the committee made the recommendation for research, see the rationale on interventions tailored to people in rehabilitation.
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review H: adjustments to standard treatment.
11 Risk of blood-borne virus infections
What are the risks that predict the development of blood-borne virus infections in people with complex psychosis in the UK?
For a short explanation of why the committee made the recommendation for research, see the rationale on care and treatment for physical health conditions.
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review C: prevalence of comorbidity.