Applying psychoeducational program on general health and communication skills in caregivers of patients with schizophrenia: A randomized controlled trial
| Autor: | Rasool Mohammadi, Mohammad Sayadnasiri, Omid Rezaei, Marzieh Latifi, Azadeh Bayani, Elaheh Ahounbar, Bahram Armoon, M Etivand, Mahdi Noroozi, Yaser Mokhayeri, Davood Arab Ghahestany, Katherine Waye, Farbod Fadai, Bahman Dieji, Mohtasham Ghaffari, Y Sadat, Neda Alibeigi, Javad Haroni |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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business.industry Public health Psychological intervention 030227 psychiatry law.invention Post-intervention 03 medical and health sciences Psychiatry and Mental health 0302 clinical medicine Randomized controlled trial law Sample size determination Intervention (counseling) Physical therapy Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine General Health Questionnaire business Educational program |
| Zdroj: | The European Journal of Psychiatry. 32:174-181 |
| ISSN: | 0213-6163 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ejpsy.2018.04.001 |
| Popis: | Background and objectives Through the use of an experimental design with a baseline and post intervention, the aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a psychological intervention in increasing public health and communication skills for caregivers. Methods This randomized controlled trial was designed in Razi Hospital in Tehran, Iran. A sample size of 90 participants was evenly divided into intervention and control groups. The intervention group was given routine treatments and also participated in planned educational sessions. The planned educational program was implemented in 10 group sessions over a period of 5 weeks. Each session lasted 45–60 min. The outcome measures were: (1) improvement in the caregiver's general health as measured by the changes in their General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) scores taken at baseline and post intervention and (2) changes in the caregiver's communication skills, measured by the communication skills questionnaire taken at baseline and after 3 months. Results An independent samples t-test revealed that there was a significant difference between the two groups in the mean scores of communication skill at baseline (P Conclusion Results of our study confirm that providing education on effective communication skills can be an effective, cost-efficient, and convenient strategy to reduce the psychological complications for caregivers and improve the care of patients living with schizophrenia. |
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