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The Effect of an Individual Empowerment Program Provided to Relatives of Schizophrenia Patients
Sponsor: Istanbul Arel University
Summary
Psychoeducation provided to family members caring for individuals with schizophrenia. Has been found to positively impact caregivers' psychological well-being and the effective management of schizophrenia patients.However, further experimental studies are recommended in this area, along with support for caregivers' psychological well-being. Primary caregivers, which includes both psychoeducation and applications aimed at developing coping skills, on the care burden, psychological well-being,and self-efficacy. Considering the gaps in the literature, the aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of an individual empowerment program applied to primary caregivers of patients diagnosed with schizophrenia on the burden of care, psychological well-being, and self-efficacy.
Official title: The Effect of an Individual Empowerment Program Applied to Primary Caregivers of Patients Diagnosed With Schizophrenia on the Burden of Care, Psychological Well-being, and Self-efficacy: A Randomized Controlled Experimental Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
66
Start Date
2025-05-15
Completion Date
2026-02-15
Last Updated
2025-09-15
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Individual empowerment program
Data collection tools will be applied to individuals in the experimental and control groups as a pre-test. Individual empowerment training sessions will be applied to individuals in the experimental group totaling (6 sessions) as part of the individual empowerment program. No intervention will be performed on individuals in the control group; they will receive standard discharge education. Data collection tools will be applied to individuals in both groups for post-tests immediately after the experimental group completes all individual empowerment program sessions.
Locations (1)
Istanbul Arel University
Istanbul, Cevizlibağ, Turkey (Türkiye)