Effect of family teaching on the attitudes of family members of patients with schizophrenia and the recurrence of illness in patients
Not Applicable
Completed
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2017/02/007803
- Lead Sponsor
- Agnes E J
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patients with the diagnosis of schizophrenia as per ICD-10.
2. Patients with the caregivers who are willing to come for six-months follow-up.
3. Patients who had at least two hospitalizations and with a duration of at least 6 months of illness
4. Caregivers who are residing with the patient for the last one year
4. Patients and caregivers who can speak English,Malayalam or Kannada
Exclusion Criteria
1. Caregivers with physical disability
2. Caregivers with a diagnosed psychiatric disorder
4. Patients with co-morbid medical surgical illness and substance abuse
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method PANSS scores of patientsTimepoint: one, three and six months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Expressed emotion scores of family caregiversTimepoint: one, three and six months