Effects of Psychoeducation of Relatives to Patients With Serious Mental Illness
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 50
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- ECI (Experience of Caregiving Inventory) (Smuckler et al,1994)
Study Overview
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.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Non Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Relatives to patients having a psychotic or bipolar disorder
- •Good Norwegian language skills
- •Consent to participate
- •The patients' consent for their relatives to participate
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Arms & Interventions
1 S+E
Relatives of patients with schizophrenia, who receive education
Intervention: Psychoeducation (Behavioral)
2 S-E
Relatives of patients with schizophrenia, who do not receive education
3 B+E
Relatives of patients with bipolar disorder, who receive education
Intervention: Psychoeducation (Behavioral)
4 B-E
Relatives of patients with bipolar disorder, who do not receive education
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
ECI (Experience of Caregiving Inventory) (Smuckler et al,1994)
Time Frame: 0-6 months
COOP/WONCA (Bowling, 1995)
Time Frame: 0-6 months
Selection of questions from COPE (Carver et al. 1989)
Time Frame: 0-6 months
Evaluation-questions
Time Frame: 0-6 months
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported