Archie Suzanne, Palaniyappan Lena, Olagunju Andrew T, Johnson Natasha, Kozloff Nicole, Sadeh Elham, Bardell Andrea, Baines Alexandra, Anderson Kelly K, Ayonrinde Oyedeji, Ferrari Manuela
McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Department of Psychiatry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
JMIR Res Protoc. 2022 May 20;11(5):e36758. doi: 10.2196/36758.
Cannabis use disorder among young people with a first episode of psychosis contributes to relapse, hospitalization, and impaired functioning. However, few studies have examined what young people with early phase psychosis, particularly those from Black racialized communities, understand or appreciate about this relationship, even though they may be at risk. There are no formally tested knowledge translation strategies that disseminate these research findings for young people with emerging psychosis from Black racialized communities.
This study aims to conceptualize what young people with early phase psychosis/cannabis use disorder understand about the relationship between cannabis and psychosis, focusing on people from racialized backgrounds. This study also aims to assess whether the knowledge translation product, the "Back to Reality Series," increases awareness of the impact of cannabis use on psychosis from the perspectives of young people with emerging psychosis and cannabis use disorder from Black African and Caribbean communities.
Qualitative analysis will reveal themes from qualitative interviews about cannabis and psychosis from the perspectives of young people with emerging psychosis and cannabis use disorder from Black African and Caribbean communities. Perceptions before and after exposure to the Back to Reality Series will be qualitatively analyzed. A control game will be used for comparison, and scores on a quiz after playing the Back to Reality Series will be quantitatively analyzed to establish whether the Back to Reality Series raises awareness of the effects of cannabis on psychosis. An advisory council involving young people from Black communities, family members, and clinicians will bring community perspectives to this research.
We began recruiting participants for this study in September 2021. We will complete data collection on demographic and clinical factors, qualitative interviews, and quantitative assessments of the Back to Reality Series.
The voices of young people from racialized backgrounds will generate preliminary data to inform early psychosis programs, addressing cannabis use in this population. The findings may advance the use of a new knowledge translation product that deals with gaps in knowledge about cannabis use for people experiencing early phase psychosis, particularly those from racialized communities.
INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID): DERR1-10.2196/36758.
首次发作精神病的年轻人中，大麻使用障碍会导致病情复发、住院治疗以及功能受损。然而，很少有研究探讨处于精神病早期阶段的年轻人，尤其是来自黑人种族化社区的年轻人，对这种关系的理解或认识，尽管他们可能面临风险。目前还没有经过正式测试的知识转化策略，能够将这些研究结果传播给来自黑人种族化社区、患有新发精神病的年轻人。
本研究旨在明确患有早期精神病/大麻使用障碍的年轻人对大麻与精神病之间关系的理解，重点关注来自种族化背景的人群。本研究还旨在评估知识转化产品《回归现实系列》是否能从患有新发精神病和大麻使用障碍的非洲和加勒比黑人社区年轻人的角度，提高对大麻使用对精神病影响的认识。
定性分析将揭示来自非洲和加勒比黑人社区、患有新发精神病和大麻使用障碍的年轻人对大麻和精神病的定性访谈主题。将对接触《回归现实系列》前后的认知进行定性分析。将使用一款对照游戏进行比较，并对玩完《回归现实系列》后的测验得分进行定量分析，以确定该系列是否提高了对大麻对精神病影响的认识。一个由来自黑人社区的年轻人、家庭成员和临床医生组成的咨询委员会将为这项研究带来社区视角。
我们于2021年9月开始招募本研究的参与者。我们将完成关于人口统计学和临床因素、定性访谈以及对《回归现实系列》的定量评估的数据收集。
来自种族化背景的年轻人的声音将产生初步数据，为早期精神病项目提供参考，解决该人群中的大麻使用问题。研究结果可能会推动一种新的知识转化产品的应用，该产品可填补患有早期精神病的人群，尤其是来自种族化社区的人群在大麻使用知识方面的空白。
国际注册报告识别码（IRRID）：DERR-10.2196/36758
