The Role of Psychoeducation on Perceived Social Support of Postpartum Others With a Psychotic Illness
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 200
- 试验地点
- 3
- 主要终点
- perceived social support of mothers
研究概览
简要总结
There is currently no clear involvement of families/caregivers in the care for postpartum mothers that develop postpartum psychosis. The lack of knowledge on causes of postpartum psychosis may influence the nature of perceived social support that mothers receive from caregivers. It is hoped that the provision of a culturally adapted version of family psychoeducation will bridge the knowledge gap and provide the much needed information. We therefore hypothesized that the involvement of a family member of a postpartum mother with a psychotic illness in a weekly session of family psychoeducation.
详细描述
Postpartum psychosis causes distress to the mother, baby, spouse and other primary caregivers. This is especially true for Uganda where cultural beliefs for the causation of the illness place blame on supposedly the postpartum mother's promiscuity during pregnancy (COX, 1979). Cultural perceptions on the causes of postpartum psychosis may affect the nature of social support the mothers perceive from their families when they develop the illness. Other perceptions regarding postpartum psychosis in Uganda lay blame on supernatural causes like witchcraft.
Family psychoeducation which sets out to inform families of the nature of the illness is called for so as to demystify the illness.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 13 Years 至 50 Years（Child, Adult）
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Postpartum mothers with a psychiatric illness in the current postpartum period.
- •Must have been admitted to the mental health facility for the current episode.
排除标准
- •Mothers residing out of a radius of 50 km away from the health facility.
- •Mothers that do not have caregivers.
- •Mothers who are not fluent in the language in which the study will be conducted.
结局指标
主要结局
perceived social support of mothers
时间窗: 3 months
12 weekly sessions of family psychoeducation for a period of 3 months will improve perceived social support of mothers in the intervention arm.
次要结局
- Improvement of psychological distress of the caregivers(3 months)