The role of key workers in improving physical health in first episode psychosis: A scoping review.
Jayleigh LimGeoff McCombeÁine HarroldKatherine BrownMary ClarkeDavid HanlonLiam HennessySinead O'BrienJohn LyneCiaran CorcoranPatrick McGorryWalter CullenPublished in: Early intervention in psychiatry (2020)
A broad range of key worker-mediated outcomes was identified, which were broadly classified into three themes: influences on lifestyle, influences on effects of psychosis and influences on organizational barriers. Our findings suggest that key workers primarily mediated the amelioration of psychosis-induced effects and the reduction of organizational barriers. Further trials of key worker interventions to enhance physical health outcomes in this cohort are warranted.