Psychiatric Nursing, Psychosocial Skills Training, Schizophenia Disorder
Conditions
Keywords
schizophenia disorder, psychiatric nursing, Psychosocial skills training, quality of life, self-esteem, Subjective improvement
Brief summary
This study was conducted to investigate the effects of Psychosocial Skills Training on subjective recovery, self-esteem and quality of life levels of schizophrenia patients. The research is a randomized controlled trial. The research was conducted with 48 schizophrenia patients (Experimental: 24, Control: 24) registered in the Mental Health and Diseases Outpatient Clinic of a hospital. Personal Information Form, Subjective Recovery Assessment Scale, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Quality of Life Scale for Schizophrenia Patients were used to collect data. Data were collected by the researcher using the self-reporting face-to-face interview method in the form of pre-test and post-test. Psychosocial Skills Training was applied to the patients in the experimental group, one session per week, two days a week for 11 weeks, while the patients in the control group did not receive any intervention.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPsychosocial Skills Training
The 24-person intervention group was divided into three separate groups of 8 people (Group 1, Group 2, Group 3). Group 1 and Group 2 attended sessions on Tuesdays at different times, while Group 3 attended sessions on Thursdays. Psychosocial Skills Training consisted of eleven sessions in total, one session per week. Sessions lasted an average of 60 minutes for each group. In each session, 5-10 minute breaks were given for rest and eating and drinking, considering the attention span and fatigue of the patients. Psychosocial Skills Training was applied two days a week (Group 1-2: Tuesday, Group 3: Thursday) in order to ensure that the patients could get more benefit from the application.
Sponsors
Selcuk University
Neslihan Lok
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Intervention model description
The sample group was determined as 48 in total, 24 intervention and 24 control. Individuals were assigned to the intervention and control groups using the simple randomization method. The program was asked to randomly divide the files into two groups of 24 people each. The researcher randomly determined these two groups as the intervention (Set 1) and control (Set 2) groups. The 24 individuals constituting the intervention group were assigned to 3 separate groups of 8 people each (Group 1, Group 2, Group 3) using the block randomization method. In addition to their routine treatments, the intervention group received one session of psychosocial skills training per week. The control group continued their routine treatments.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Being between the ages of 18-65, * Having been diagnosed with Schizophrenia for at least 6 months according to ICD-10, * Being registered with Selçuk University Medical Faculty Hospital Mental Health and Diseases Polyclinic, * Coming to polyclinic check-ups regularly, * Using antipsychotic medication regularly, * Being at least a primary school graduate,
Exclusion criteria
* • Having an organic mental disorder or mental retardation, * Having a visual or hearing impairment, * Participating in a program similar to the intervention to be implemented. * Not attending at least two sessions of Psychosocial Skills Training, * Having an exacerbation period/hospitalization and experiencing a physical discomfort at a level that prevents attending sessions during the program process, * Wanting to leave the study,
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Subjective Improvement Total Score Average | 11 weeks from pre-test to end of training | The scale is evaluated based on the total score and the total score varies between 17-85. Higher scores obtained from the scale indicate that the individual perceives himself/herself as better recovered. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale Society Score Average | 11 weeks from pre-test to end of training | The scale score varies between 0 and 6 points. A score between 0 and 1 indicates high self-esteem, a score between 2 and 4 indicates medium self-esteem, and a score between 5 and 6 indicates low self-esteem. |
| Quality of Life Scale Total Score Average for Schizophrenia Patients | 11 weeks from pre-test to end of training | High scores (5-6) obtained from the scale indicate high quality of life and good adaptation, while low scores (0-1) reflect low quality of life and poor adaptation. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed