Schizophrenia
Conditions
Keywords
schizophrenia, psychoeducation, Vietnam
Brief summary
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.
Detailed description
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.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPsychoeducation
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.
Sponsors
Danang Psychiatric Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 30 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Diagnosis of schizophrenia, based on ICD-10 * Receive in-patient treatment at hospital * Length of schizophrenia less than 3 years. * Treated 3 or less times for schizophrenia.
Exclusion criteria
* Mental retardation, or other diagnoses that could affect the ability to answer questionnaires, after the acute schizophrenia psychosis is controlled. * Suicidal ideation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | baseline (pre-treatment). six months post-baseline. | 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. |
| 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. | baseline (pre-treatment). six months post-baseline. | 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. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Patient-report for schizophrenia medication compliance, at 6 months post-baseline | 6 months post-baseline | Analysis of Variance on medication compliance as reported by the patient |
| Change from baseline (pre-treatment) to 6 months post-baseline in family-report of stigma towards schizophrenia using the Stigma Towards Schizophrenia questionnaire. | baseline (pre-treatment). six months post-baseline. | 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. |
| Change from baseline (pre-treatment) to 6 months post-baseline in patient-report of stigma towards schizophrenia using the Stigma Towards Schizophrenia questionnaire. | baseline (pre-treatment). six months post-baseline. | 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. |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Patient-report satisfaction with hospital services, at 6 months post-baseline | 6 months post-baseline | Patient-report satisfaction with services provided by the hospital. |
| Family-report satisfaction with hospital services, at 6 months post-baseline | 6 months post-baseline | Family-report satisfaction with services provided by the hospital. |
Countries
Vietnam
Outcome results
None listed