Psychoeducation in Patients Who Diagnosed With Schizophrenia

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Quality of Life; Well-Being; Compliance, Treatment
• Interventions: Behavioral: Group Psychoeducation that Focused on Social Skill Development

• Registration Number: NCT04280835
• Lead Sponsor: Gazi University

Brief Summary

People with schizophrenia are faced with social problems such as repeated hospitalizations, stigma with lack of social skills, unemployment, lack of necessary and adequate health care and education due to lack of adequate care in the community they live in. It is known that psychoeducation practices aimed at developing social skills in schizophrenia give patients new skills and these skills continue for many years. This study aimed to determine the effect of group psychoeducation that focused on social skill development on treatment adaptation, quality of life and well-being in schizophrenia patients and the interaction between these variables over time.

Detailed Description

The aim is to determine the effect of group psychoeducation that focused on social skill development on treatment adaptation, quality of life and well-being in schizophrenia patients and the interaction between these variables over time.

The study was conducted with 42 schizophrenia patients (n=21 intervention group; n=21 control group) using a quasi-experimental research design. Patients were evaluated using a pre-test, post-test, monitoring test, "Medication Adherence Rating Scale (MARS)", "Quality of Life Scale for Schizophrenia (QLSS)" and "Flourishing Scale" (FS). The measurements were taken 3 times: pre test, post-test and 3-months post-test.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-01-01
• Primary Completion: 2019-03-30
• Study Completion: 2019-06-30
• Status Verified: 2020-02
• Study First Submitted: 2020-02-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-02-20
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-02-20
• Study First Posted: 2020-02-21
• Last Update Posted: 2020-02-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 42

Inclusion Criteria

• Volunteering
• Being 18 and over being literate
• Having been diagnosed with schizophrenia for at least three months
• Taking oral antipsychotics
• Being in remission.

Exclusion Criteria

• Being in an acute period of exacerbation
• Actively using alcohol or psychoactive substances
• Having mental retardation or dementia
• Having another psychiatric illness that makes it impossible to cooperate.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Group Psychoeducation that Focused on Social Skill Development	Group Psychoeducation that Focused on Social Skill Development	The Psychoeducation program that focused on social skill development, consists of 8 sessions, one day a week, each lasting an average of 60 Minutes. Psychoeducation was conducted in three groups and each of them consisted of eight patients.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of Life Scale for Schizophrenia (QLSS)	Change from baseline to 8 weeks (also assessed at 20 weeks post-baseline)	It evaluates the quality of life of schizophrenic patients receiving maintenance treatment. QLSS provides information about ongoing symptoms and functionality. It is a 7-degree Likert type scale applied in a semi-structured interview format. It consists of a total of four sub-dimensions and 21 questions in the form of interpersonal relationships, professional role, psychic findings and daily item use-activities. The total score of all subscales gives the total score (0-126) of quality of life.
Medication Adherence Rating Scale (MARS)	Change from baseline to 8 weeks (also assessed at 20 weeks post-baseline)	The scale assesses the patient's compliance behaviors and attitude to treatment. The scale consists of 10 questions to answer in the form of Yes/No (between 1-7 were poor in compliance with treatment and those with scores between 8-10 were high).
Flourishing Scale (FS)	Change from baseline to 8 weeks (also assessed at 20 weeks post-baseline)	It is a self-assessment scale measures an individual's level of well-being. It consists of eight items and each item is scored 1-7 points. The total score range from 8-56 points. The more the score from the scale increases the more the well-being increases.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Merve Kızılırmak Tatu; 🇹🇷 Ankara, Turkey