HSDR - 12/5001/62

Culturally-adapted Family Intervention (CaFI) for African Caribbeans with schizophrenia and their families: A feasibility study of implementation and acceptability

Project title: Culturally-adapted Family Intervention (CaFI) for African Caribbeans with schizophrenia and their families: A feasibility study of implementation and acceptability

Call to action: 12/5001 12/5001 Researcher Led call

Research type: Primary Research

Chief investigator: Professor Dawn Edge

Lead Author: Professor Dawn Edge

Contractor: Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust

Cost: £348,946.40

Co-investigators: Dr Richard Drake, Dr Sarah Cotterill, Mr Patrick Cahoon, Professor Christine Barrowclough, Professor Dr Dinesh Bhugra, Professor John Baker, Professor Katherine Berry, Professor Kathryn Abel, Professor Nicholas Tarrier, Professor Shon Lewis, Reverend Paul Grey.

Started: May 2013 | Status: Published September 2018

It proved feasible to culturally adapt and test family intervention with African-Caribbean people with schizophrenia and their families, and the study yielded high rates of recruitment, attendance, retention, and data completion.

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