Money management is necessary for people with severe mental illness (SMI) to live safely in the community. Collective evidence has suggested that mental disorder leads to drift into poverty, is strong. Most of them struggle to meet basic needs with their existing income. Financial instability has been consistently linked to an increased risk of relapse. This experimental study aims to develop an internet-based self-help money management program that improve financial self-efficacy and its associated adverse outcomes among adult population with severe mental illness. Its efficacy will be compared with the wait-list control group. We hypothesized that (1) participants who received a money management program will improve financial self-efficacy after the intervention as compared with the wait-list controls; (2) participants from the money management program will have better financial well-being after the intervention as compared with the wait-list controls.~The online money management program course will consist of 4 weekly modules, incorporating the key components of money management and the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO), including the concept of money management, money management skill, and risk of financial exploitation. Each module will consist of the main component presented in video format, quiz, and homework. Materials will be presented interactively to facilitate engagement.
This experimental study aims to develop an internet-based self-help money management program that improve financial self-efficacy and its associated adverse outcomes among adult population with severe mental illness. In particular, this study compares the efficacy of the internet-delivered self-help money management program with the wait-list control group.~The online money management program course will consist of 4 weekly modules, incorporating the key components of money management and the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO). The program include the concept of money management, money management skill, and risk of financial exploitation. The main component of each module will be presented in video format, quiz, and homework. Materials will be presented interactively to facilitate engagement.