AFP: Impact of Burden in Caregivers of Patients Hospitalized for a Psychotic Episode: a Multicenter Study
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Family support is a positive predictor for psychiatric patients. For example, since the 1980s, it has been shown that family psychoeducation improves patient adherence to care and statistically decreases patient relapse and hospitalization rates by half, resulting in lower care costs. Yet, the stress of hospitalizing a patient, seeing the feelings of shame or guilt of caregiver and the impact on their quality of life are rarely taken into account by caregivers during the first weeks hospitalization in a patient's psychiatry.
Barrelet emphasizes the importance of organizing the meeting in the first hours of hospitalization with the family in order to strengthen the alliance, to improve communication.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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caregivers of adult patients hospitalized in psychiatry a face-to-face interview with a nurse and self-assessment scales. |
Other: clinical assessment
assessment of caregivers suffering when a family member is hospitalized
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression scale [at patient admission]
is a simple tool for assessing depressive symptomatology for the general population
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Zarit burden inventory [at patient admission]
to assess burden
- Short form 36 [at patient admission]
To assess quality of life
- Semi-directional interview [At patient admission]
It consists of five items: subjective feeling, quality of life, social life, mood of the caregiver.
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Family members or relatives
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Over 18 years
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Having a relative
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First hospitalized in psychiatry or hospitalized in psychiatry within 5 years
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Over 18 years of age
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Psychotic episode
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Having been informed of their participation in this study
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In regular contact with the patient prior to hospitalization, at least 4 hours per week.
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French language
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Signed written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
-Psychiatric pathology of another family member than the hospitalized.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Unité de recherche clinique | Neuilly Sur Marne | Île De France | France | 93330 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Centre hospitalier de Ville-Evrard, France
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- 2014-A01499-38