The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Psychoeducation Programme Given Individually to Schizophrenia Patients on Internalised Stigma and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours

NCT06882538 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 2024/20/4
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Schizophrenia is a chronic, recurrent and disabling illness that usually lasts a lifetime and causes serious problems in quality of life and functioning. Psychoeducation programmes added to drug treatment in the treatment of schizophrenia have been shown to increase the knowledge of patients and their relatives about the disease, coping skills, prevention of exacerbations and relapses of the disease, social functioning, insight into the disease, compliance with drug treatment and quality of life. Rehabilitated individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia who are registered and continuing at Kastamonu Training and Research Community Mental Health Centre will constitute the population, and individuals who continue between April 2024 and May 2024 will constitute the sample. The research will be conducted with schizophrenic patients in a pre-test-post-test, experimental and control group experimental design. Power analysis will be performed to determine the number of people to be sampled and calculated with the G\*Power 3.1 programme. 40 people will be reached in the groups, 20 people in the experimental group and 20 people in the control group. In the evaluation of the data, descriptive statistical methods (Mean, Standard deviation) as well as the correlation test will be used to evaluate the relationship between the average scores before and after the training in the comparison of quantitative data. Wilcoxon related sample test will be used to make comparisons before and after the training. Personal Information Form, Internalised Stigma Scale in Mental Illness (ISIS) and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours (HBSB) scale will be used to collect the data. Awareness-based psychoeducation programme will be applied to the experimental group. The aim of psychoeducation is to create a change in knowledge and behaviour towards healthy lifestyle behaviours (1- Self-actualisation, 2- Health responsibility, 3- Exercise, 4- Nutrition, 5- Interpersonal support, 6- Stress management) by reducing internalised stigma. Therefore, it will be evaluated whether the applied psychoeducation programme creates the intended change in knowledge and behaviour. This study will be conducted to examine the effect of a 6-week 12-session self-awareness-based psychoeducation programme given to schizophrenia patients on internalised stigma and healthy lifestyle behaviours. In this study, schizophrenic patients will be provided with regular psychoeducation to provide individual support, to ensure the development of coping skills for self-protection, and to gain knowledge and skills to gain a healthy lifestyle. After the prepared psychoeducation, a training guide will be created for the participants and will be given after the training, thus ensuring continuity of education.

Conditions

Schizophrenia Disorders

Keywords

schizophrenia; psychoeducation; internalised stigmatisation; healthy lifestyle behaviour

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• The level of internalized stigma of schizophrenia patients

  In this study, the level of internalized stigma in schizophrenia patients will be measured with the internalized stigma scale.

  Four Week

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Healthy lifestyle behaviors of schizophrenia patients participating in psychoeducation will be evaluated.

  Four Week

Study Arms (1)

Awareness-Based Psychoeducation

EXPERIMENTAL

Sessions 1. Meeting with the group members, introduction of the group process, explanation of the session topics, 2. Information about the management of schizophrenia 3. Information about the management of schizophrenia 4. Taking Responsibility in Health, 5. Gaining Positive Health Behaviours: Nutrition and Exercise, Hygiene practices skills training 6. Gaining Positive Health Behaviours: Using Interpersonal Communication and Supports, Anger Management 7. Acquiring Positive Health Behaviours: Self-actualisation, 8. Gaining Positive Health Behaviours: Managing Stress, 9. Gaining Positive Health Behaviours: Managing Stress, Progressive relaxation techniques 10. Dealing with stigmatisation 11. Dealing with stigmatisation

Other: awareness-based psychoeducation

Interventions

awareness-based psychoeducation OTHER

The aim of psychoeducation is to create a change in knowledge and behaviour towards healthy lifestyle behaviours (1- Self-actualisation, 2- Health responsibility, 3- Exercise, 4- Nutrition, 5- Interpersonal support, 6- Stress management) by reducing internalised stigma. Therefore, it will be evaluated whether the applied psychoeducation programme creates the intended change in knowledge and behaviour.

Awareness-Based Psychoeducation

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Having been diagnosed with schizophrenia
• TRSM registered and continuing
• Acceptance to work and training

You may not qualify if:

• Have not been diagnosed with schizophrenia
• If he/she does not agree to participate in the study
• If not registered with TRSM

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Kastamonu University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Kastamonu Community Mental Health Centre

Kastamonu, Central, 37100, Turkey (Türkiye)

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Schizophrenia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Havva K KAÇAN, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DOCTOR

  Kastamonu University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Havva K KAÇAN, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DOCTOR

CONTACT

05057753893; hkacan@kastamonu.edu.tr

Şevval Y YEYİT, Research Assistant

CONTACT

0546 542 0536; syeyit@kastamonu.edu.tr

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Model Details: Patients who were followed up at Kastamonu University Training and Research Hospital Community Mental Health Centre between April 2024 and May 2024 with a diagnosis of schizophrenia according to DSM-5 diagnostic criteria will be included in the study. All patients will be informed about the nature of the interview and scales and written informed consent will be obtained from patients who accept the evaluation. Written permission will be obtained from the Provincial Directorate of Health for the study. The study group patients will be divided into two groups and the training will be given in 12 sessions as two lessons of forty-five minutes each once a week and will be completed in approximately 6 weeks.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 14, 2025
• First Posted: March 18, 2025
• Study Start: February 14, 2025
• Primary Completion: February 20, 2025
• Study Completion: March 15, 2025
• Last Updated: March 18, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-02

Locations

TU (1)