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The effectiveness of a group psycho-educational program on family caregiver burden of patients with mental disorders.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 94 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of psychological interventions for carers of patients with severe mental illness (SMI): a systematic review.BMJ open · 2024Pooled it
- Reducing Caregiver Burden in First-Episode Psychosis: Effects of a Psychoeducational Pathway Led by an Advanced Practice Nurse-A Multicentre Stepped-Wedge Randomized Trial.International journal of mental health nursing · 2026Trial
- Peer support groups and care burden in hemodialysis caregivers: a RCT in an Iranian healthcare setting.BMC nephrology · 2024Trial
- Impact of Watson's human caring-based health promotion program on caregivers of individuals with schizophrenia.BMC health services research · 2023Trial
- Service providers' perspectives on strategies to reduce caregiver burden among informal carers of people living with mental health conditions in rural South Africa: A qualitative descriptive study.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
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- Exploring the needs of family caregivers of people living with mental illness: a qualitative study in Lobatse, Botswana.BMC nursing · 2025Article
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- Strategies to Alleviate the Burden Experienced by Informal Caregivers of Persons With Severe Mental Disorders in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Scoping Review.Interactive journal of medical research · 2024Article
- Internalized stigma level, family self-stigma, and family burden of patients receiving community mental health center services: a comparative, longitudinal study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Strategies for Alleviating the Burden Experienced by Informal Caregivers of Persons With Severe Mental Disorders in Transitional Countries: Protocol for a Scoping Review.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- Psychoeducational groups for close relatives of patients with borderline personality disorder.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2023Article
- Effect of support based on family centered empowerment model on care burden in family caregivers of patients with multiple sclerosis.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Psychological distress as a predictor of the burden of care in family caregivers of COVID-19 patients in Iran: A community-based cross-sectional study.Health science reports · 2022Article
- Caregiver burden and the associated factors in the family caregivers of patients with schizophrenia.Nursing open · 2022Article
- Evaluating the Effect of Peer-Assisted Education on the Functioning in Family Caregivers of Patients with Schizophrenia: A Clinical Trial Study.Korean journal of family medicine · 2021Article
- Perceived stress and depressive symptoms not neuropsychiatric symptoms predict caregiver burden in Alzheimer's disease: a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2021Article
- Care Burden and Coping Strategies among Caregivers of Paediatric HIV/AIDS in Northern Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Mixed-Method Study.AIDS research and treatment · 2021Article
- Coping strategies of family caregivers of patients with schizophrenia in Iran: A cross-sectional survey.International journal of nursing sciences · 2019Article
- Assessment of the consequences of caregiving in psychosis: a psychometric comparison of the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) and the Involvement Evaluation Questionnaire (IEQ).Health and quality of life outcomes · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundBrief family intervention may have a positive impact on family caregivers for patients with mental disorders. We assessed the effectiveness of a group psycho-educational program on family caregivers for patients with schizophrenia and mood disorders.
methodsThis randomized controlled trial was performed on 100 caregivers for patients with mental disorders attending the Isfahan Behavioral Sciences Research Center (IBSRC), in Isfahan, Iran. One hundred family caregivers of patients with schizophrenia (n = 50) and mood disorders (n = 50) were selected and assigned randomly to either a psycho-educational group intervention or routine care in each diagnosis category. The caregivers were followed for 3 months. Caregiver burden was assessed using the Zarit Burden Interview
resultsThe mean scores of the Zarit caregiver burden decreased significantly for the group that participated in the psycho-educational program, while scores in the control group did not change significantly.
conclusionsThis group intervention program was effective to reduce the caregiver burden for both categories of mental disorders in the Iranian population. This group intervention program may improve the quality of life of patients and caregivers by improving the standards of care giving.
trial registrationRCT registration number: IRCT138804272200N.
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