Families with a patient with schizophrenia and the patient are randomly assigned to receive either a 3 session psychoeducation program, or no psychoeducation. Other treatment for schizophrenia and other mental illness are provided as usual.
Families with a patient with schizophrenia and the patient are randomly assigned to receive either a 3 session psychoeducation program, or no psychoeducation. Other treatment for schizophrenia and other mental illness are provided as usual. The psychoeducation program focuses on: (a) explaining schizophrenia as a medical, biological illness, (b) the prognosis for schizophrenia (e.g., that it is possible to lead a normal life), and (c) what the family and patient can do to maximize the outcome.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
59
3 session psychoeducation program with the family, and 3 session psychoeducation program with the patient, after psychosis is controlled. Psychoeducation focuses on explaining schizophrenia as a medical illness, the prognosis, and how the patient and family can increase the likelihood of better outcome.
Danang Psychiatric Hospital
Da Nang, Vietnam
Change from baseline (pre-treatment) to 6 months post-baseline in patient-report of quality of life using the Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire.
Change in quality of life using an Analysis of Covariance with the baseline quality of life score as the covariate, the 6 month quality of life assessment as the dependent variable, and treatment group as the independent variable. The Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire with patient-report is used at both timepoints.
Time frame: baseline (pre-treatment). six months post-baseline.
Change from baseline (pre-treatment) at 6 months post-baseline in family-report of quality of life using the Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire.
Change in quality of life using an Analysis of Covariance with the baseline quality of life score as the covariate, the 6 month quality of life assessment as the dependent variable, and treatment group as the independent variable. The Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire with family-report is used at both timepoints.
Time frame: baseline (pre-treatment). six months post-baseline.
Change from baseline (pre-treatment) to 6 months post-baseline in patient-report of stigma towards schizophrenia using the Stigma Towards Schizophrenia questionnaire.
Change in stigma towards schizophrenia using an Analysis of Covariance with the baseline stigma towards schizophrenia as the covariate, the 6 month stigma towards schizophrenia assessment as the dependent variable, and treatment group as the independent variable. The Stigma Towards Schizophrenia with patient-report is used at both timepoints.
Time frame: baseline (pre-treatment). six months post-baseline.
Change from baseline (pre-treatment) to 6 months post-baseline in family-report of stigma towards schizophrenia using the Stigma Towards Schizophrenia questionnaire.
Change in stigma towards schizophrenia using an Analysis of Covariance with the baseline stigma towards schizophrenia as the covariate, the 6 month stigma towards schizophrenia assessment as the dependent variable, and treatment group as the independent variable. The Stigma Towards Schizophrenia with family-report is used at both timepoints.
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Time frame: baseline (pre-treatment). six months post-baseline.
Patient-report for schizophrenia medication compliance, at 6 months post-baseline
Analysis of Variance on medication compliance as reported by the patient
Time frame: 6 months post-baseline