Impact of improving mood promoting access to collaborative treatment (IMPACT) model on depression and anxiety of schizophrenes

Objective To discuss the effect of IMPACT on community schizophrenes' depression and anxiety, as well as the reduction of disease relapse. Methods By means of cluster sampling were included 187 registered schizophrenes from Regional Mental Illness Management System. According to the scheduled inclusion criteria, 119 of them were selected and divided randomly, into a 60-member intervention group and a 59-member control group. Only in the intervention group was IMPACT model used. Follow-up and evaluation was made with SDS and SAS on the two groups before grouping, and at 6-months, 12-months and 18-months after grouping. Results After 12 months' observation, the SDS score of the intervention group was obviously lower than that of the control group (P<0.05 or 0.01). After 6 months' observation, the SAS score of the intervention group was also obviously lower than that of the control group (P<0.05 or 0.01). Conclusion IMPACT model can reduce the depression and anxiety degree of community schizophrenes, and help prevent relapses of the disease.