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Compare “family atmosphere” in informal caregivers of patients with psychotic symptoms compared to their inclusion or not in self-help associations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2020

M. Mentis ,
M. Gouva ,
E. Kotrsotsiou ,
N.V. Angelopoulos  and
E. Dardiotis
M. Mentis
Affiliation:
University of Thessaly, Postgraduate Program “Primary Health Care”, Larisa, Greece
M. Gouva
Affiliation:
Technological Educational Institute of Epirus, Research Laboratory Psychology of Patients Families and Health Professionals, Ioannina, Greece
E. Kotrsotsiou
Affiliation:
Technological Educational Institute of Thessaly, Research Laboratory of Care, Larisa, Greece
N.V. Angelopoulos
Affiliation:
University of Thessaly, Postgraduate Program “Primary Health Care”, Larisa, Greece
E. Dardiotis
Affiliation:
University of Thessaly, Postgraduate Program “Primary Health Care”, Larisa, Greece

Abstract

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Introduction

The participation of informal caregivers in the café of patients with psychotic symptoms in coordination with self-help groups have been found to reduce the expressed emotion in combination with psychoeducations interventions help create a supportive environment.

Objectives

This study investigates the differences in the family atmosphere of informal caregivers of patients with psychotic symptoms.

Aims

To compare whether or not the participation of informal caregivers of patients with psychotic symptoms in self-organized associations helps to foster a supportive family environment, hence reducing the risk of relapse.

Methods

Snowballing sampling consisting of 510 informal caregivers of patients with psychotic symptoms was used in the current study. The Family Environment Scale of Moos and Moos and socio-demographic questions were implemented to collect the data. Control Cronbach's Alpha reliability of scale gave value a = 0.795.

Results

The comparison showed that informal caregivers of patients with psychotic symptoms irrespective of their participation or not in self-help associations do not show significant differences in Family Environment Scale. Significant statistical difference between the two groups (P < 0.05) only occurred in the subcategory “organization”, as the first group (m = 4.68, df = ± 2.233) were found to have lower values compared to the other group (m = 5.21, df = ± 2.233).

Discussions

The study demonstrated that informal caregivers of patients with psychotic symptoms involved in self-help groups do not show to have a particular difference in the family atmosphere than families who do not participate in self-help associations.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Type
e-Poster Walk: Quality management; rehabilitation and psychoeducation and research methodology
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 41 , Issue S1: Abstract of the 25th European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2017 , pp. S381
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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2017
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