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IRCT201303172266N3 IRCT 2013-05-15 Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Role of need assessment based family education of schizophrenic patients on recurrence of shizophrenia, patients performance and quality of life and family members, quality of life. Comparative study of role of "current" and "need assessment based" family education of schizophrenic patients on recurrence of shizophrenia, patients performance and quality of life and family members, quality of life. A controlled study 2011-05-01 anticipated 60 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/1902 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Single blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Supportive. 3 Schizophrenia. Intervention 1: Those in the control group will receive psycho-education based on the current protocols. Number of the sessions (10 sessions with 15 days intervals) and the structure were similar for the two groups (Atkinson and Coia).The subjects for education include 1) What do you know of schizophrenia?, 2) What is schizophrenia?, 3) What causes schizophrenia?, 4) Different methods of treatment for schizophrenia, 5) Problems of patient’s family, 6) Family and Schizophrenia (learning ways to deal with stress), 7) Creating an environment with minimal stress (coping skills), 8) How to manage and control the chaotic behavior of the patient, 9) Use of services and deal with crises, and 10) Where are we and where are we going?.Educators of the control group will be mental health nurses who are working for the clinic and will unaware that some of their participants are under observation by the study. Intervention 2: Those in the study group will receive psycho-education based on the current protocols. Number of the sessions (10 sessions with 15 days intervals) and the structure were similar for the two groups (Atkinson and Coia).The subjects for education include 1) What do you know of schizophrenia?, 2) What is schizophrenia?, 3) What causes schizophrenia?, 4) Different methods of treatment for schizophrenia, 5) Problems of patient’s family, 6) Family and Schizophrenia (learning ways to deal with stress), 7) Creating an environment with minimal stress (coping skills), 8) How to manage and control the chaotic behavior of the patient, 9) Use of services and deal with crises, and 10) Where are we and where are we going?. Educators of the study group will be two residents of psychiatry educated with family education based on need assessment program.
public Gholam Reza Kheirabadi
Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, school of medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IRAN
Isfahan Iran (Islamic Republic of) +98 31 1222 2135 kheirabadi@bsrc.mui.ac.ir Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, school of medicine, Isfahan Universit scientific Golam Reza Kheirabadi
Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, school of medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IRAN
Isfahan Iran (Islamic Republic of) اصفهان +98 31 1222 2135 kheirabadi@bsrc.mui.ac.ir Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, school of medicine, Isfahan Universit Iran (Islamic Republic of) Inclusion criterion: patients with schizophrenia, diagnosed based on DSM-IV-TR Criteria and their families. Exclusion criteria: patients with debilitating diseases such as uncontrolled epilepsy and mental retardation and those who were addicted to any substance, drug, or alcohol were not included into the study. Also, those who had received psycho-education or family therapy during the past two years. 20 years 60 years Both F20 Schizophrenia Treatment - Drugs Treatment - Drugs Those in the control group will receive psycho-education based on the current protocols. Number of the sessions (10 sessions with 15 days intervals) and the structure were similar for the two groups (Atkinson and Coia).The subjects for education include 1) What do you know of schizophrenia?, 2) What is schizophrenia?, 3) What causes schizophrenia?, 4) Different methods of treatment for schizophrenia, 5) Problems of patient’s family, 6) Family and Schizophrenia (learning ways to deal with stress), 7) Creating an environment with minimal stress (coping skills), 8) How to manage and control the chaotic behavior of the patient, 9) Use of services and deal with crises, and 10) Where are we and where are we going?.Educators of the control group will be mental health nurses who are working for the clinic and will unaware that some of their participants are under observation by the study. Those in the study group will receive psycho-education based on the current protocols. Number of the sessions (10 sessions with 15 days intervals) and the structure were similar for the two groups (Atkinson and Coia).The subjects for education include 1) What do you know of schizophrenia?, 2) What is schizophrenia?, 3) What causes schizophrenia?, 4) Different methods of treatment for schizophrenia, 5) Problems of patient’s family, 6) Family and Schizophrenia (learning ways to deal with stress), 7) Creating an environment with minimal stress (coping skills), 8) How to manage and control the chaotic behavior of the patient, 9) Use of services and deal with crises, and 10) Where are we and where are we going?. Educators of the study group will be two residents of psychiatry educated with family education based on need assessment program. The primary outcome of the study was improvement in symptoms severity. Timepoint: Every 3 months for 18 months. Method of measurement: Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS). Global function of the patients. Timepoint: Baseline and then every 6 months for 18 months. Method of measurement: Global assessment of function index(GAS0. Patients’ quality of life. Timepoint: Baseline and then every 6 months for 18 months. Method of measurement: Schizophrenia Quality of Life Scale. Quality of life of families. Timepoint: Baseline and then every 6 months for 18 months. Method of measurement: World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire-Short Form. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Approved 2010-08-20 The study was approved by the and all participants signed an informed consent Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Isfahan Iran (Islamic Republic of)