A randomized trial to assess the efficacy of a psychoeducational intervention on caregiver burden in schizophrenia
| Autor: | Ana I. Domínguez-Panchón, Paula Muñoz-Hermoso, Manuel Gonçalves-Pereira, Javier Ballesteros, Manuel Martín-Carrasco, Paola Fernández-Catalina, Eduardo González-Fraile |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Psychoeducational intervention Intervention group Efficiency Organizational Mean difference law.invention 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Cost of Illness Standard care Randomized controlled trial law Surveys and Questionnaires Adaptation Psychological medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Trial registration Psychiatry Health Education Aged Social Support Caregiver burden Middle Aged medicine.disease 030227 psychiatry Psychiatry and Mental health Caregivers Schizophrenia Physical therapy Female Educational Measurement Psychology Stress Psychological |
| Zdroj: | European Psychiatry. 33:9-17 |
| ISSN: | 1778-3585 0924-9338 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.003 |
| Popis: | BackgroundPatient's relatives usually care for patients with schizophrenia, and as informal caregivers they experience negative consequences. The aim of the EDUCA-III trial is to test the efficacy of a psychoeducational intervention program (PIP) versus standard care to reduce the caregiver burden at post-intervention (4 months), and at follow-up (8 months).MethodA two-arm, evaluator blind, multicentre, randomized controlled trial. The PIP group had 12 weekly group sessions. The control intervention group had the usual support and standard care. Primary outcomes were change scores since baseline on the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) and the Involvement Evaluation Questionnaire (IEQ).ResultsOne hundred and nine caregivers were randomized to PIP and 114 to control condition from 23 research sites. The decrease of ZBI scores was significantly higher on the PIP arm at 4 months (mean difference [MD] = −4.33; 95% CI −7.96, −0.71), and at 8 months (MD = −4.46; 95% CI −7.79, −1.13). There were no significant decreases in the IEQ scores (MD at 4 months = −2.80; 95% CI −6.27, 0.67; MD at 8 months = −2.85; 95% CI −6.51, 0.81).ConclusionsThe PIP condition seems to reduce caregiver burden.Trial registrationISRCTN32545295. |
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