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Research Study

Interview-Based Inquiry into the Experiences During the 2021 BC Heat Dome of People Diagnosed with Schizophrenia or Schizoaffective Disorder

Principal Investigator
Liv Yoon

Overview

Disorders and Conditions
Mental Health and Behaviour
Schizophrenia
Substance Use
Status
Recruiting
Start/End Dates
Oct 23, 2023 Mar 30, 2024
Name/Title
Dr. Liv Yoon, Principal Investigator
Phone
604-822-5536
Email Address
sczheat.study@ubc.ca
Purpose of Study

The purpose of this study is to understand the link between schizophrenia and heat. People with schizophrenia have died at disproportionately high rates in recent heat events. While there is some physiological and biomedical understanding of thermoregulation in people with schizophrenia, understandings of their social vulnerability is lacking. Through interviews with people with schizophrenia, as well as their caregivers and loved ones, the study team aims to get a fuller understanding of their experiences in extreme heat events.

Eligibility

You may be eligible to participate in this study if you:

  • have been diagnosed with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder, and experienced the 2021 B.C. heat dome or another extreme heat event in B.C. since 2010 in the community setting (i.e. not in supervised clinical settings); or
  • are the loved one or caregiver of someone diagnosed with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder who experienced the 2021 B.C. heat dome or other extreme heat events in B.C. since 2010 in the community setting (i.e. not in supervised clinical settings)

To sign up, email sczheat.study@ubc.ca with the following information:

  1. your name;
  2. contact information;
  3. information about how you meet the study eligibility; 
  4. preferred date and time options for the interview; and
  5. preferred mode for interview (in-person, phone or zoom)
Disclaimer

Study Coordinators and Research Nurses cannot give medical advice over the phone. Telephone numbers and email addresses are provided for obtaining additional information on specific research studies only. If you have specific questions which require clinical expertise, please call your primary care physician.

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