The involvement of family members is crucial and improves the prognosis of psychiatric patients and reinforces therapeutic adherence and reduces the frequency of relapses. For schizophrenia, the scientific literature clearly shows that it's in the interest of the patient to offer to his family a psychoeducational program. Therapeutic education programs are now part of the recommendations of good clinical practice and in the French health through the law n ° 2009-879 of July 21, 2009 on the reform of the hospital and relating to patients, health and territories.
Objectives We conducted a randomized study in two groups to evaluate the impact of a psychoeducational program for caregivers. Methods 60 patients with a DSM-V diagnosis of schizophrenia and their families' caregivers are recruited. Families' caregivers are randomly assigned to receive either a 6 session psychoeducation program, or no psychoeducation. Baseline evaluations: Patients: symptomatology (PANSS), medication adherence (MARS); Families' Caregivers: Quality of Life (S-CGQoL), Burden (Zarit), knowledge of disease (KAST), therapeutic alliance (4PAS caregivers), depression (CES-D), medication adherence (CRS).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
60
6 session psychoeducation program with the family caregiver of schizophrenics patients.
Centre Hospitalier Charles PERRENS
Bordeaux, France
RECRUITINGRelapse
Reduction in the rate of relapse (hospitalization) in patients whose family participated in the psychoeducation group compared to patients without psychoeducation.
Time frame: baseline (pre-treatment) to six months post-baseline
Medication adherence (caregiver perception)
Change from baseline (pre-treatment) to 6 months post-baseline in caregiver-report of medication adherence using respectively the Compliance Rating Scale.
Time frame: baseline (pre-treatment) to six months post-baseline.
Quality of Life
Change from baseline (pre-treatment) to 6 months post-baseline in patient-report of quality of life using the Schizophrenia Caregiver Quality of Life questionnaire.
Time frame: baseline (pre-treatment) to six months post-baseline
Burden
Change from baseline (pre-treatment) at 6 months post-baseline in family-report of burden using the Zarit Questionnaire.
Time frame: baseline (pre-treatment) to six months post-baseline
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