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Mustafa SS, Malla A, Joober R, Abadi S, Latimer E, Schmitz N, Jarvis GE, Margolese HC, Casacalenda N, Abdel-Baki A, Iyer SN. Unfinished business: Functional outcomes in a randomized controlled trial of a three-year extension of early intervention versus regular care following two years of early intervention for psychosis. Acta Psychiatr Scand 2022; 145:86-99. [PMID: 34599603 DOI: 10.1111/acps.13377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Accepted: 09/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To investigate whether first-episode psychosis patients receiving extended early intervention had better functional outcomes than those in regular care and to examine the predictors of functional outcomes. METHODS This is a randomized controlled single-blind trial of 220 patients randomized after 2 years of early intervention to receive early intervention or regular care for the subsequent 3 years. Outcomes included cumulative time in functional recovery during the 3-year trial assessed using the Social and Occupational Functioning Assessment Scale (SOFAS); and employment/education at last assessment which were, respectively, analyzed using multiple linear regression and logistic regression, accounting for well-known predictors. Linear mixed and generalized linear models were also used to examine the course of SOFAS and employment/education over the 3-year period. RESULTS The extended early intervention and regular care groups did not differ on time in functional recovery (mean = 50.17 weeks, SD = 46.62 vs. mean = 46.18 weeks, SD = 51.54); percent employed/in school (60.4% vs. 68.8%) or change in SOFAS or employment/education status over time. SOFAS scores were stable between years 2 and 5. Individuals with longer periods of total symptom remission experienced significantly longer periods of functional recovery and were likelier to be employed/in school. Those who had completed high school were nine times likelier to be employed/studying. CONCLUSION Most individuals maintained functional gains accrued from 2 years of early intervention with no further improvement whether in extended early intervention or regular care. There was a gap between symptomatic and functional recovery, and one-third were unemployed/not in school at year 5. The lack of additional progress even in extended early intervention suggests that specific interventions addressing functional roles need to be provided beyond the first 2 years of early intervention. Sustaining symptom remission and high-school completion may be additional avenues for targeting functional recovery.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sally S Mustafa
- Prevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychosis (PEPP), Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Prevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychosis (PEPP), Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Prevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychosis (PEPP), Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
| | - Sherezad Abadi
- Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada
| | - Eric Latimer
- Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada
| | - Norbert Schmitz
- Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Department of Population-Based Medicine, Institute of Health Sciences, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
| | - Howard C Margolese
- Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.,McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
| | - Nicola Casacalenda
- Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Prevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychosis (PEPP), Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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