Effects of Psychoeducation of Relatives to Patients With Serious Mental Illness
- Conditions
- SchizophreniaDepressive DisorderMental Disorder
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Psychoeducation
- Registration Number
- NCT00184379
- Lead Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of psychoeducation for relatives to patients with serious mental illness.
- Detailed Description
The main aim of the study is to compare the effects of group psychoeducation for relatives to patients with serious mental illness with a waiting list control group. The main hypothesis is whether psychoeducation in groups has effects on the stress experience and coping style in the relatives. The relatives will receive group education in 6 weekly sessions. We will measure stress experience, coping style and the relatives' health condition before the sessions, after the sessions and at one year follow-up.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
- Relatives to patients having a psychotic or bipolar disorder
- Good Norwegian language skills
- Consent to participate
- The patients' consent for their relatives to participate
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description 1 S+E Psychoeducation Relatives of patients with schizophrenia, who receive education 3 B+E Psychoeducation Relatives of patients with bipolar disorder, who receive education
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ECI (Experience of Caregiving Inventory) (Smuckler et al,1994) 0-6 months COOP/WONCA (Bowling, 1995) 0-6 months Selection of questions from COPE (Carver et al. 1989) 0-6 months Evaluation-questions 0-6 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Østmarka Psychiatric Department, St. Olavs Hospital, University Hospital of Trondheim
🇳🇴Trondheim, Norway