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. 2021 Apr-Jun;46(2):304-308.
doi: 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_683_20. Epub 2021 May 29.

Family Psychoeducation as an Intervention Tool in the Management of Schizophrenia and the Psychological Wellbeing of Caregivers

Meenu Sharma  1 , Shikha Srivastava  2 , Abhijit Pathak  3
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Family Psychoeducation as an Intervention Tool in the Management of Schizophrenia and the Psychological Wellbeing of Caregivers

Meenu Sharma et al. Indian J Community Med. 2021 Apr-Jun.

Abstract

Background: Caregivers need to be imparted with specialized skills to retain their psychological well-being and to manage the patient with schizophrenia effectively.

Aim: This study aims to understand the role of family psychoeducation (FPE) in the management of schizophrenia and the well-being of caregiver.

Materials and methods: The sample included 40 caregivers and patients, 20 each assigned randomly in treatment group (psychoeducation given) and the control group. Pre and post assessment of psychological wellbeing (PWB), symptoms of the patient, and emotional regulation was done through the scales mentioned in the study and analyzed through analysis of variance.

Results: Statistically significant improvement in emotional regulation of caregivers and patient (P = 0.05) and improvement of PWB in caregivers (P = 0.01) as well as significant reduction in symptoms of patients (P = 0.01) found in the treatment group.

Conclusion: FPE was found to be effective in improving PWB of caregivers and effective management of a patient with schizophrenia.

Keywords: Caregiver; psychoeducation; schizophrenia; wellbeing.

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