Keyworker mediated enhancement of physical health in patients with first episode psychosis: A feasibility/acceptability study.

John Broughan Geoff McCoombe Jayleigh Lim Donal O'Keeffe Katherine Brown Mary Clarke Ciaran Corcoran David HanlonNed KellyJohn Lyne Patrick D McGorry Sinéad O' BrienKaren O' ConnorKaren O' MahonySeamus ScottElizabeth WycherleyWalter Cullen

Published in: Early intervention in psychiatry (2021)

Physical health-oriented keyworker interventions for first episode psychosis patients show promise and further evaluation of such initiatives is warranted. Future interventions should be mindful of participant recruitment challenges, strategies to enhance relationships between keyworkers and GPs, and if necessary, they should mitigate COVID-19 restrictions' impacts on care.

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