Trial reportBMC psychiatry2017
Qualitative process evaluation of a psycho-educational intervention targeted at people diagnosed with schizophrenia and their primary caregivers in Jordan.
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- Psychosocial family interventions for relatives of people living with psychotic disorders in the Arab world: systematic review.BMC psychiatry · 2020Pooled it
- The effect of communication skills-focused psychoeducation on subjective well-being of caregivers of individuals with schizophrenia: a three-arm randomized controlled trial.BMC psychiatry · 2026Trial
- Value of gym-based group exercise versus usual care for young adults receiving antipsychotic medication: study protocol for the multicenter randomized controlled Vega trial.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- Community-based social interventions for people with severe mental illness: a systematic review and narrative synthesis of recent evidence.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2022Article
- Antipsychotic-Related Stigma and the Impact on Treatment Choices: A Systematic Review and Framework Synthesis.Patient preference and adherence · 2022Review
- Preferences for WeChat-Based and Hospital-Based Family Intervention Among Caregivers of People Living with Schizophrenia.Patient preference and adherence · 2022Article
- Mechanisms of impact and contextual aspects of a dementia special care unit in long-term care: a process evaluation.BMC geriatrics · 2021Article
- Associations of Caregiving Knowledge and Skills With Caregiver Burden, Psychological Well-Being, and Coping Styles Among Primary Family Caregivers of People Living With Schizophrenia in China.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Factors impacting the implementation of a psychoeducation intervention within the mental health system: a multisite study using the consolidation framework for implementation research.BMC health services research · 2020Article
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundSchizophrenia is a serious form of mental illness that often requires long term care. Empirical findings indicate that combining a psycho-educational intervention (PEI) with neuroleptic medication to treat schizophrenia is effective. However, there is little information on the therapeutic mechanism of PEIs.
methodsA qualitative process evaluation was conducted with a purposive sample of people diagnosed with schizophrenia (PDwS, n = 8) and their Primary Caregivers (PCs, n = 9) who had received PEI as a part of an exploratory randomized controlled trial. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to explore potential processes underpinning any observed effect. Thematic analysis was used to analyze and identify prominent patterns in the data. Interviews were conducted between April 2013 and August 2013.
resultsThree themes emerged from the qualitative interviews, 'Awareness of schizophrenia', 'Positive impact on health and wellbeing', 'empowerment and enhanced confidence', which described the variety of experiences with the intervention, although most reported that the intervention was acceptable and valued.
conclusionThis study identified that individual understanding varied between PDwS and PCs and led to differences in the ways that they used knowledge gained from the PEI in everyday situations. These data support the importance of improving understanding of schizophrenia by PDwS and their PCs to enable them to benefit more fully from medication.
trial registrationCurrent Controlled Trials ISRCTN78084871 . Retrospectively registered 28 December 2015.
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