IMPACT OF MOBILE PHONE TEXT MESSAGING ON STIGMA FOR FAMILIES OF PATIENTS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA

Phase 1

Completed

• Conditions: Stigma in family of patients with schizophrenia; mobile phone, text messaging, stigma, family, schizophrenia

• Registration Number: TCTR20240404006
• Lead Sponsor: /A

Brief Summary

Mobile phone text messaging that contains information about schizophrenia, provides encouragement, and offers social support, is an effective and easily accessible intervention for reducing stigma and improving knowledge among families of individuals with schizophrenia.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2023-03-05
• Study Start: 2024-04-04
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

1. Age between 18-65 years
2. Family of patients with schizophrenia
3. A person who gives regular and continuous care for 6 months or more without receiving any compensation from the care, living together with the patients with schizophrenia
4. Consent to participate in the research
5. Be able to listen, speak, read, write and understand Thai language
6. There are mobile phones that can receive short messages and open to read messages regularly.

Exclusion Criteria

1. History of Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective and Dementia
2. Used to participate in a mental health educational program on schizophrenia, in addition to the usual care

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Stigmatization At 1 month after ended intervention The Feelings of Stigma Assessment for Family of Schizophrenia Patients

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knowledge about schizophrenia At 1 month after end of the intervention Measurement of knowledge about family care for patients with schizophrenia,Social support At 1 month after end of the intervention A measure of social support for families of schizophrenia patients