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Effect of Family Psycho education on Burden of Disease & Coping Strategies among Caregivers of Patients with Schizophrenia
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Batra, Bharati Suresh Saoji, Anand Milind Ghildiyal, Rakesh |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Abstract | Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of family psycho education on burden of disease and coping strategies among caregivers of patients with schizophrenia. Background: Caregiver burden refers to the negative feelings and subsequent strain experienced as a result of caring for a chronically sick person. The subject of burden has become significant with the emergence of deinstitutionalization and the practice of community psychiatry. Severe mental illness like schizophrenia has devastating impact on patients as well as their family members. The illness is of chronic nature and patients experience profound disruption to their thoughts and lives. Families of patients face grief, emotional hardship and are frequently forced to assume lifelong care-taking roles. Psycho educational interventions offered to the family members of patients with schizophrenia significantly reduce the burden of disease among caregivers. Method: A quasi experimental study was conducted in the psychiatric ward of the specific tertiary care hospital of Nagpur with a sample of one hundred twenty caregivers of patients with schizophrenia divided into the control and the study group of sixty each. The tools used were Socio Demographic data sheet, Burden Assessment Schedule (BAS), Family Crisis Oriented Personal Evaluation Scale (FCOPES) at base line, at one and at three months after the intervention. The study group received family psycho education for five sessions, two to three days apart and the data collected was compared with the control group. Results: The Burden assessment score was significantly reduced in the study group. ‘Seeking spiritual support’ and ‘mobilizing family to accept help’ has emerged as the strongest coping strategy while ‘reframing’ as the weakest coping strategy in the study group. There was significant association found between post tests FCOPES score with occupation. Significant association was also found between post test BAS score with occupation and socio economic status of the study group. Conclusion: Family psycho education is helpful and should be routinely provided to the caregivers of patients with schizophrenia following contact with the health services. There is need for culturally sensitive family intervention offered by the nurses. |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://iosrjournals.org/iosr-jdms/papers/Vol15-Issue%2012/Version-7/R1512078798.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
