The Effect of Motivational Interview Intervention for Caregivers of Individuals With Severe Mental Disorders

NCT05975918 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: 123456
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Serious mental illnesses are all chronic illnesses such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and other psychotic disorders, major depression, and bipolar disorder, which cause impaired functioning in areas such as activities of daily living, self-care, social relationships, professional and academic life, quality time, etc. These chronic illnesses are a significant source of stress for the patient and family members. With the transition to community-based practices in the care of chronic mental illnesses, t he duties of families have increased and as a result, have had significant negative effects on caregiver and family functioning. Caregivers face many challenges and these challenges cause caregivers to experience feelings such as anxiety, stress, fear, guilt, helplessness, hopelessness, powerlessness, loss, and anger. It is understood that families are in significant need of psychosocial support interventions that will enable them to develop effective coping methods and reduce stress and anxiety. Themotivationall Interviewing Technique is one of the methods that can be applied to the caregivers of individuals diagnosed with chronic mental illness to adapt to the situation and cope with the difficulties they experience. Motivational Interviewing does not deal with issues such as teaching new information or ensuring acceptance of the past. It focuses on the individual's current stress, anxiety and dilemmas, goals, and plans. Studies show that any intervention that will contribute to the caregiver's coping attitude and psychological distress level will also support the empowerment of the sick individual. For this purpose, the study was planned to determine the effect of motivational interviewing intervention for caregivers of individuals with serious mental disorders on psychological distress and coping attitudes.

Conditions

Caregiver; Motivational Interview; Mental Disorder

Keywords

motivational interview; coping attitudes; caregiver; Psychological Distress; severe mental disorder

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• reducing psychological distress

  AIl participants will be pretested and the test will be repeated after 6 weeks. Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21) will be applied as the pretest-posttest. The posttest mean scores are expected to be low after the motivational interview intervention was applied to the experimental group for 6 weeks after the pretest. Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21) This scale is a 4-point Likert-type scale and consists of seven questions each measuring "depression, stress, and anxiety dimensions". Getting 5 points or more from the depression sub-dimension, 4 points or more from the anxiety sub-dimension, and 8 points or more from the stress sub-dimension indicates that the individual has a related problem.

  6 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• increasing coping attitudes

  6 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Motivational İnterview

EXPERIMENTAL

The participants in the experimental group will be informed about the study through pre-interviews and data (Caregiver Identifying Characteristics Form, Patient Identifying Characteristics Form, Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21), Coping Attitudes Assessment Scale) will be collected through pre-tests. A motivational interview intervention consisting of a total of 6 interviews will be conducted.Then, data will be collected with posttest (Caregiver Descriptive Characteristics Form, Patient Descriptive Characteristics Form, Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21), Coping Attitudes Assessment Scale).

Behavioral: Motivational İnterview

Control

OTHER

Participants in the control group will be informed about the study through pre-interviews and data (Caregiver Identifying Characteristics Form, Patient Identifying Characteristics Form, Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21), Coping Attitudes Assessment Scale) will be collected through pre-tests. 2 hours of training on coping with stress and problem solving skills will be provided. Then, data will be collected with posttest (Caregiver Descriptive Characteristics Form, Patient Descriptive Characteristics Form, Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21), Coping Attitudes Assessment Scale).

Other: Psychoeducation

Interventions

Motivational İnterview BEHAVIORAL

Participants in the experimental group will be informed about the study through pre-interviews and data (Caregiver Descriptive Characteristics Form, Patient Descriptive Characteristics Form, Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21), Coping Attitudes Assessment Scale) will be collected through pre-tests. A motivational interview intervention consisting of a total of 6 interviews will be conducted.

Also known as: Psychoeducation

Motivational İnterview

Psychoeducation OTHER

2 hours of training on coping with stress and problem solving skills will be provided.

Control

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Being responsible for the care of individuals receiving services from the Community Mental Health Center
• Being the patient's primary caregiver for more than 6 months
• Over 18 years of age
• No other person to whom he/she is obliged to provide care

You may not qualify if:

• Being a paid caregiver
• No communication barriers

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Kocaeli University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Kocaeli Health and Tecnology University

Kocaeli, 41275, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Mental Disorders

Interventions

Motivational Interviewing

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Directive Counseling; Counseling; Mental Health Services; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities; Health Services; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services

Central Study Contacts

Mehtap Akkoç, MSc

CONTACT

+905052461846; mehtapsenerakkoc@gmail.com

Sevil Yılmaz, PhD

CONTACT

+905332069290; sevilyilmaz72@yahoo.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Lecturer

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 21, 2023
• First Posted: August 4, 2023
• Study Start: August 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: October 1, 2023
• Study Completion: August 1, 2025
• Last Updated: August 4, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)