Effectiveness of Group Cognitive Behavioural Family Intervention (CBFI) for People With Schizophrenia and Their Families: A Mixed-method Study
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia
- Sponsor
- Hospital Authority, Hong Kong
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Qualitative feedback from the clinicians of the concerned wards
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Cognitive behavioural family intervention (CBFI) is a brief psychosocial intervention that incorporates the model of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) into the family context. It builds upon the current trend of family interventions/psychoeducation with refocusing on the cognitive model within the family interpersonal relationship. Existing literature indicates that CBFI may be effective in improving positive and negative symptoms of people diagnosed with schizophrenia immediately following the programme. This mixed-method is to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a CBFI programme for people with schizophrenia and their families in a local context. The findings may accumulate more evidence that CBFI is a brief and effective psychosocial intervention that is adapted to Hong Kong clinical settings.
Investigators
Chak Fai Ma
Registered Nurse (Psychiatric)
Hospital Authority, Hong Kong
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Service users
- •Diagnosis of schizophrenia-spectrum disorders, based on clinical judgement by the treating clinicians
- •Aged 18-65
- •Able to communicate in Cantonese
- •Family caregivers
- •Aged above 18
- •Living with service users
- •Able to communicate in Cantonese
- •Nominated by the service users
Exclusion Criteria
- •Service users
- •Having co-morbidity of learning disability
- •Organic/neurological conditions
- •Substance misuse disorder
- •Family caregivers
- •Having active psychiatric conditions
- •Looking after more than one family member suffering from chronic physical or mental illnesses
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Qualitative feedback from the clinicians of the concerned wards
Time Frame: Immediate posttreatment
Programme evaluation interview
Secondary Outcomes
- Negative symptoms of service users(Immediate posttreatment)
- Positive symptoms of service users(Immediate posttreatment)
- Expressed emotion by service users(Immediate posttreatment)
- Caregiving experience by family caregivers(Immediate posttreatment)
- Perceived care burden by family caregivers(Immediate posttreatment)
- Mood disturbance by family caregivers(Immediate posttreatment)
- Qualitative feedback from the service users and their families(Immediate posttreatment)