The Effect of Psychosocial Skills Training Applied to Individuals Diagnosed With Schizophrenia on Subjective Recovery, Self-Esteem and Quality of Life Levels
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 48
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Subjective Improvement Total Score Average
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This study was conducted to investigate the effects of Psychosocial Skills Training on subjective recovery, self-esteem and quality of life levels of schizophrenia patients. The research is a randomized controlled trial. The research was conducted with 48 schizophrenia patients (Experimental: 24, Control: 24) registered in the Mental Health and Diseases Outpatient Clinic of a hospital. Personal Information Form, Subjective Recovery Assessment Scale, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Quality of Life Scale for Schizophrenia Patients were used to collect data. Data were collected by the researcher using the self-reporting face-to-face interview method in the form of pre-test and post-test. Psychosocial Skills Training was applied to the patients in the experimental group, one session per week, two days a week for 11 weeks, while the patients in the control group did not receive any intervention.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Masking
- Single (Participant)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Being between the ages of 18-65,
- •Having been diagnosed with Schizophrenia for at least 6 months according to ICD-10,
- •Being registered with Selçuk University Medical Faculty Hospital Mental Health and Diseases Polyclinic,
- •Coming to polyclinic check-ups regularly,
- •Using antipsychotic medication regularly,
- •Being at least a primary school graduate,
Exclusion Criteria
- •• Having an organic mental disorder or mental retardation,
- •Having a visual or hearing impairment,
- •Participating in a program similar to the intervention to be implemented.
- •Not attending at least two sessions of Psychosocial Skills Training,
- •Having an exacerbation period/hospitalization and experiencing a physical discomfort at a level that prevents attending sessions during the program process,
- •Wanting to leave the study,
Arms & Interventions
control group
No intervention was applied. They continued their routine outpatient clinic check-ups and treatments.
intervention group
The intervention group is a group of 24 schizophrenia patients who received 11 weeks of Psychosocial Skills Training.
Intervention: Psychosocial Skills Training (Behavioral)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Subjective Improvement Total Score Average
Time Frame: 11 weeks from pre-test to end of training
The scale is evaluated based on the total score and the total score varies between 17-85. Higher scores obtained from the scale indicate that the individual perceives himself/herself as better recovered.
Secondary Outcomes
- Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale Society Score Average(11 weeks from pre-test to end of training)
- Quality of Life Scale Total Score Average for Schizophrenia Patients(11 weeks from pre-test to end of training)
Investigators
Neslihan Lok
Prof. Dr. Study Director
Selcuk University