ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Year : 2022 | Volume
: 66 | Issue : 4 | Page : 439--442
Effectiveness of psychoeducative intervention on quality of life among caregivers of patients with schizophrenia: A randomized control trial
GJ Sara Sapharina1, Ganapathy Neelakshi2
1 Lecturer, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Sri Ramachandra Faculty of Nursing, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (DU), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
2 Professor, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Sri Ramachandra Faculty of Nursing, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (DU), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
G J Sara Sapharina
Lecturer, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Sri Ramachandra Faculty of Nursing, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (DU), Porur, Chennai - 600 116, Tamil Nadu
India
Background: The caregiver, who is taking care of a patient with schizophrenia, needs to spend an extensive amount of time, energy, and money during the process of caregiving, which is the major root cause for the psychological strain and physical exhaustion. Objectives: The objectives were to evaluate the effectiveness of psychoeducative intervention on quality of life (QOL) and associate QOL with selected background variables among caregivers of patients with schizophrenia. Methods: A quantitative research with evaluative approach was used. The research design adopted was randomized controlled trial. The study had two groups, a study group and a control group. A sample size of 150 (75 in each group) caregivers of patients with schizophrenia equally distributed to study and control groups were included. The World Health Organization QOL – BREF scale is used to assess the QOL among caregivers, in this study. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The repeated measures of analysis of variance computed for QOL scores for within the study group (F = 15.82, P = 0.001), control group (F = 5.06, P = 0.004), and between the study and control groups (F = 1.42, P = 0.02) were significant. The changes observed from pretest to posttest 1 were statistically significant. There was a significant association between QOL scores and selected background variables such as social support and medical expenses among caregivers in the control group. Conclusion: The present study concludes that psychoeducative intervention was found to be very effective in improving QOL among caregivers of patients with schizophrenia.
How to cite this article:
Sara Sapharina G J, Neelakshi G. Effectiveness of psychoeducative intervention on quality of life among caregivers of patients with schizophrenia: A randomized control trial.Indian J Public Health 2022;66:439-442
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Sara Sapharina G J, Neelakshi G. Effectiveness of psychoeducative intervention on quality of life among caregivers of patients with schizophrenia: A randomized control trial. Indian J Public Health [serial online] 2022 [cited 2023 Mar 28 ];66:439-442
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