The Effect of Psychoeducation Given In Psychiatry Day Hospital on The Self-Sufficiency and Well-Being of The Patients

Mental illnesses cause deterioration in various areas of functionality such as personal care, family and social relations, communication, professional life, and leisure activities. Mental diseases that cause disability are common in society. Mental disorders such as depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder are among the diseases that cause loss of ability.

Rehabilitation services are important in order to support the adaptation of chronic mental patients to treatment outside the institution and to maintain their role in society. Self-sufficiency is one of the important issues to be addressed in chronic diseases that cause disability. Self-sufficiency refers to the individual's perception of the ability to successfully perform a certain action, the ability to control events, and the potential to accomplish a certain job. Individuals with high self-sufficiency set more difficult goals for themselves and make more efforts to achieve their goals. Since self-esteem is affected in mental disorders, self-sufficiency may be low.

High self-sufficiency leads to an increase in well-being. It is very important for psychological well-being for the individual to realize their potential and live a happy life. In recent years, attention has been paid to the well-being of individuals with mental disorders. Research has found that high well-being reduces disease recurrences. Some studies have also found that well-being is associated with having a depressive mood and an inability to cope with stress.

In psychological or physical diseases, educational intervention programs structured to teach people about their diseases and their emotional responses to the disease, to develop coping skills, to adapt to the disease, and to cooperate with treatment are defined as psychoeducation . The purpose of interventions is to teach individuals how to cope with their problems by creating knowledge and behavior changes, to help the patient to understand their own situation, to improve self-care activities, to prevent complications, to increase well-being and quality of life.

Studies in the literature conducted with different groups reveal that psychoeducation increases psychological resilience and supports coping with stress and feeling good. There are studies examining the effectiveness of psychoeducation from different aspects given to psychiatric patients. However, there is no study examining the effect of psychoeducation to evaluate the well-being and self-sufficiency of individuals who are in the rehabilitation phase and receive psychiatric treatment. The findings to be obtained as a result of the study will make a significant contribution to the psychiatric care and monitoring provided in day hospitals and rehabilitation centers and will create a database for new studies.