Effects of Psychoeducation Given to Caregivers of People With a Diagnosis of Schizophrenia.

Effects of Psychoeducation Given to Caregivers of People With a Diagnosis of Schizophrenia. Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2016 Oct 3;:1-11 Authors: Bulut M, Arslantaş H, Ferhan Dereboy İ Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of psychoeducation given to caregivers of patients diagnosed with schizophrenia on their perceptions of burden and on clinical course of patients. This was a quasi-experimental study with pre-post tests and a control group and designed as a nonrandomized controlled intervention trial. While the patients in both the intervention and the control group received treatment as usual (TAU), only the caregivers in the study group were offered two sessions of psychoeducation a week for one month, with a total of eight sessions. Effectiveness of the psychoeducation given was evaluated by comparing scores of Perceived Family Burden Scale (PFBS) and Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) obtained before and three months after delivery between the intervention and the control groups. Mean PFBS burden scores of the control group at baseline and follow-up were 45.7 and 44.5, respectively. Mean PFBS burden scores of the intervention group were 45.2 at baseline and 38.6 at follow-up. Analysis of variance revealed significant and medium to large size interaction effects of time and group factors on total burden scores of family members (F1.58 = 5.59; p < 0.05; ηp(2) = 0.09) and on total PANSS scor...
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