The Effect of Group Social Support Program on Quality of Life in Persons with Schizophrenia’s Caregivers
Keywords:
Quality of life, Caregiver of persons with schizophrenia, Group Social Support ProgramAbstract
The purpose of this quasi-experimental research were to compare quality of life in persons with schizophrenia’s caregivers before and after received the group social support program, and to compare quality of life in persons with schizophrenia’s caregivers who received the group social support program and those who received regular nursing care. Research sample were 39 caregivers of persons with schizophrenia who met the inclusion criteria from outpatient department, Nakhon Ratchasima Rajanagarindra Psychiatric Hospital. They were matched-pairs by family income and health status and then randomly assigned into experimental group with 19 subjects and control group with 20 subjects. Research instruments were the group social support program, schizophrenia caregiver quality of life questionnaire, and social support scale. All instruments were verified for content validity by 5 professional experts. The reliability of the two latter instruments were reported by using Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient as of 0.79 and 0.80 respectively. Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation and t-test. Major findings were as follows: the mean score of quality of life in persons with schizophrenia’s caregivers after received the group social support program was significantly higher than that before, at the .05 level; the mean score of quality of life in persons with schizophrenia’s caregivers who received the group social support program were significantly higher than those who received regular nursing care, at the .05 level. Therefore, the program developed by this research can improve the quality of life in caregivers of persons with schizophrenia. It can be used as a guideline for the development of nursing service models, focusing on helping caregivers of persons with schizophrenia in the family to improve the quality of life of caregivers. It will help to care for persons with schizophrenia effectively.
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