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A Clinical Trial to Test the Feasibility of a Telehealth Psychoeducational Intervention for Persons With Schizophrenia and Their Families: Intervention and 3-Month Findings

A Clinical Trial to Test the Feasibility of a Telehealth Psychoeducational Intervention for... Objective:To evaluate the feasibility of a telehealth psychoeducation intervention for persons with schizophrenia and their family members. Study Design:Randomized controlled trial. Participants:30 persons with schizophrenia and 21 family members or other informal support persons. Interventions:Web-based psychoeducation program that provided online group therapy and education. Main Outcome Measures:Measures for persons with schizophrenia included perceived stress and perceived social support; for family members, they included disease-related distress and perceived social support. Results:At 3 months, participants with schizophrenia in the intervention group reported lower perceived stress (p = .04) and showed a trend for a higher perceived level of social support (p = .06). Conclusions:The findings demonstrate the feasibility and impact of providing telehealth-based psychosocial treatments, including online therapy groups, to persons with schizophrenia and their families. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Rehabilitation Psychology American Psychological Association

A Clinical Trial to Test the Feasibility of a Telehealth Psychoeducational Intervention for Persons With Schizophrenia and Their Families: Intervention and 3-Month Findings

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Publisher
American Psychological Association
Copyright
Copyright © 2005 American Psychological Association
ISSN
0090-5550
eISSN
1939-1544
DOI
10.1037/0090-5550.50.4.325
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Abstract

Objective:To evaluate the feasibility of a telehealth psychoeducation intervention for persons with schizophrenia and their family members. Study Design:Randomized controlled trial. Participants:30 persons with schizophrenia and 21 family members or other informal support persons. Interventions:Web-based psychoeducation program that provided online group therapy and education. Main Outcome Measures:Measures for persons with schizophrenia included perceived stress and perceived social support; for family members, they included disease-related distress and perceived social support. Results:At 3 months, participants with schizophrenia in the intervention group reported lower perceived stress (p = .04) and showed a trend for a higher perceived level of social support (p = .06). Conclusions:The findings demonstrate the feasibility and impact of providing telehealth-based psychosocial treatments, including online therapy groups, to persons with schizophrenia and their families.

Journal

Rehabilitation PsychologyAmerican Psychological Association

Published: Nov 1, 2005

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