Feasibility and acceptability of lay counsellor-delivered single-session therapy: a pragmatic mixed-methods pilot cohort study protocol

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This protocol outlines a pragmatic mixed-methods pilot study evaluating the feasibility and acceptability of single-session therapy delivered by lay counsellors within the Friendship Bench intervention. The research targets first-time clients in Harare, Zimbabwe, who present with low to moderate symptoms of common mental disorders. It aims to assess uptake, clinical effectiveness, and participant perspectives over a six-week follow-up period to inform potential large-scale trials in low-resource settings.

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PubMed Central
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Beatrice K Shava (Department of Research and Specialist Services), Jermaine M. Dambi (Department of Research and Specialist Services), Rufaro Hamish Mushonga (University of Zimbabwe), Tapiwa Takaona (Friends United), Lloyd Dzapasi, Thandiwe Mashunye (Friends United), Cloudius Mugumba Mukoki (Friends United), Esther Tumbare (Friends United), Ruth Verhey (University of Zimbabwe), Dixon Chibanda (University of Zimbabwe)
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2026-06-01
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10.1136/bmjopen-2025-115514
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@article{allodium:9d1e89cf9a684cb9,
  title = {Feasibility and acceptability of lay counsellor-delivered single-session therapy: a pragmatic mixed-methods pilot cohort study protocol},
  author = {Beatrice K Shava and Jermaine M. Dambi and Rufaro Hamish Mushonga and Tapiwa Takaona and Lloyd Dzapasi and Thandiwe Mashunye and Cloudius Mugumba Mukoki and Esther Tumbare and Ruth Verhey and Dixon Chibanda},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PubMed Central},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2025-115514},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-115514}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Feasibility and acceptability of lay counsellor-delivered single-session therapy: a pragmatic mixed-methods pilot cohort study protocol
AU  - Shava, Beatrice K
AU  - Dambi, Jermaine M.
AU  - Mushonga, Rufaro Hamish
AU  - Takaona, Tapiwa
AU  - Dzapasi, Lloyd
AU  - Mashunye, Thandiwe
AU  - Mukoki, Cloudius Mugumba
AU  - Tumbare, Esther
AU  - Verhey, Ruth
AU  - Chibanda, Dixon
PY  - 2026
PB  - PubMed Central
DO  - 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-115514
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-115514
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Shava, B. K., Dambi, J. M., Mushonga, R. H., Takaona, T., Dzapasi, L., Mashunye, T., Mukoki, C. M., Tumbare, E., Verhey, R., & Chibanda, D. (2026). Feasibility and acceptability of lay counsellor-delivered single-session therapy: a pragmatic mixed-methods pilot cohort study protocol. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-115514

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