NCT06872424

The Effect of Psychosocial Skills Focused Group Psychoeducation in Schizophrenia Patients

The Effect of Psychosocial Skills Focused Group Psychoeducation on Functional Improvement, Treatment Compliance and Mental Well-Being in Schizophrenia Patients: a Randomised Controlled Study

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 34 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Gazi University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Weeks
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of psychosocial skills-oriented group psychoeducation on functional recovery, treatment adherence and mental well-being in patients with schizophrenia. This research will be conducted in Giresun Community Mental Health Center. The study was planned as a randomized controlled pretest-posttest design. In addition to the Sociodemographic Information Form prepared by the researchers, the Functional Recovery Scale in Schizophrenia, the Modified Morisky Treatment Adherence Scale and the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale will be used to collect the data. The sample size was calculated as 34 people (experimental group= 17, control group= 17). Forms and scales will be applied to the experimental and control groups before psychoeducation and scales will be applied again to both groups after psychoeducation.

Detailed description

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of psychosocial skills-oriented group psychoeducation on functional recovery, treatment adherence and mental well-being in patients with schizophrenia. This research will be conducted in Giresun Community Mental Health Center. The study was planned as a randomized controlled pretest-posttest design. In addition to the Sociodemographic Information Form prepared by the researchers, the Functional Recovery Scale in Schizophrenia, the Modified Morisky Treatment Adherence Scale and the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale will be used to collect the data. The sample size was calculated as 34 people (experimental group= 17, control group= 17). Forms and scales will be applied to the experimental and control groups before psychoeducation and scales will be applied again to both groups after psychoeducation. Forms and scales will be applied to the experimental and control groups before psychoeducation and scales will be applied again to both groups after psychoeducation. Thus, the effect of the psychoeducation program on the determined parameters will be evaluated. After the completion of the research, short-term counseling services will be provided to the control group in line with ethical principles. SPSS 25 package program will be used for data analysis.

Conditions

• Schizophrenia Patients
• Psychoeducation
• Functional Status
• Treatment Outcome
• Mental Development

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	psychosocial skills-oriented group psychoeducation	A 5-session Psychosocial Skills Focused Group Psychoeducation will be implemented, each session lasting approximately 60-90 minutes. In order to make the training more active and effective, the experimental group will be divided into small groups and divided into 3 groups and each group will be given 5 sessions of Psychosocial Skills Focused Group Psychoeducation once a week.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-04-15
• Primary completion: 2025-07-15
• Completion: 2025-08-15
• First posted: 2025-03-12
• Last updated: 2025-03-12