EFFECT OF FAMILY INTERVENTION PACKAGE ON FAMILY FUNCTIONING AMONG CAREGIVERS OF CHRONIC SCHIZOPHRENIA
Families of patients with schizophrenia face many challenges such as fear and embarrassment about illness, uncertainty about course of the disease, lack of social support, and stigma. A high functioning family helps in maintaining the dimensions of communication, emotional and behavioral control, an...
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| description | Families of patients with schizophrenia face many challenges such as fear and embarrassment about illness, uncertainty about course of the disease, lack of social support, and stigma. A high functioning family helps in maintaining the dimensions of communication, emotional and behavioral control, and also helps in problem solving and coping behaviors of its members. The present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of family intervention package on family functioning of caregivers of patients with chronic schizophrenia. Quasi experimental non equivalent control group design was used for 52 patient caregiver dyads in experimental and 50 patient caregiver dyads in control group recruited from selected hospitals in Trivandrum by consecutive sampling. Family intervention package comprised of 3 sessions that were 45 min in length with an additional 15 min discussion/question time. Results revealed that there was significant (p<0.01) improvement in family functioning in experimental group after intervention compared to control group. Family intervention should be a routine activity of the hospital where nurses have to take up significant responsibilities. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-57bbf7a5d1b94be0a1d4015247b769ea2025-08-20T02:46:27ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Psychiatric Nursing2231-15052016-01-01111323610.4103/2231-1505.262303EFFECT OF FAMILY INTERVENTION PACKAGE ON FAMILY FUNCTIONING AMONG CAREGIVERS OF CHRONIC SCHIZOPHRENIASreeja IndraFamilies of patients with schizophrenia face many challenges such as fear and embarrassment about illness, uncertainty about course of the disease, lack of social support, and stigma. A high functioning family helps in maintaining the dimensions of communication, emotional and behavioral control, and also helps in problem solving and coping behaviors of its members. The present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of family intervention package on family functioning of caregivers of patients with chronic schizophrenia. Quasi experimental non equivalent control group design was used for 52 patient caregiver dyads in experimental and 50 patient caregiver dyads in control group recruited from selected hospitals in Trivandrum by consecutive sampling. Family intervention package comprised of 3 sessions that were 45 min in length with an additional 15 min discussion/question time. Results revealed that there was significant (p<0.01) improvement in family functioning in experimental group after intervention compared to control group. Family intervention should be a routine activity of the hospital where nurses have to take up significant responsibilities.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/2231-1505.262303family interventionfamily functioning |
| spellingShingle | Sreeja Indra EFFECT OF FAMILY INTERVENTION PACKAGE ON FAMILY FUNCTIONING AMONG CAREGIVERS OF CHRONIC SCHIZOPHRENIA Indian Journal of Psychiatric Nursing family intervention family functioning |
| title | EFFECT OF FAMILY INTERVENTION PACKAGE ON FAMILY FUNCTIONING AMONG CAREGIVERS OF CHRONIC SCHIZOPHRENIA |
| title_full | EFFECT OF FAMILY INTERVENTION PACKAGE ON FAMILY FUNCTIONING AMONG CAREGIVERS OF CHRONIC SCHIZOPHRENIA |
| title_fullStr | EFFECT OF FAMILY INTERVENTION PACKAGE ON FAMILY FUNCTIONING AMONG CAREGIVERS OF CHRONIC SCHIZOPHRENIA |
| title_full_unstemmed | EFFECT OF FAMILY INTERVENTION PACKAGE ON FAMILY FUNCTIONING AMONG CAREGIVERS OF CHRONIC SCHIZOPHRENIA |
| title_short | EFFECT OF FAMILY INTERVENTION PACKAGE ON FAMILY FUNCTIONING AMONG CAREGIVERS OF CHRONIC SCHIZOPHRENIA |
| title_sort | effect of family intervention package on family functioning among caregivers of chronic schizophrenia |
| topic | family intervention family functioning |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/2231-1505.262303 |
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