Significance of recognition-insight therapy and family education to schizophrenia patients out of hospital / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective The purpose of this trial was to appraise the effects of both recognition-insight therapy and family education on rehabilitation of patients with schizophrenia. Methods 140 outpatients with schizophrenia were randomly divided into two groups (70 patients in each group). The family group was trained with recognion-insight therapy and family education while the control group only received services at outpatient department. During a three-year follow-up period, both groups were conformed with the schizophrenic diagnostic criteria of BPRS, CGI, SDSS and the self-made gauge. Results Both at the end of the 1st and the 3rd year, the family group was lower than the control group on scores of every gauge (P <0.01 ). On the other hand, the therapy compliance of the family group was significantly higher than the control group (P<0.01 ). Both relapse rates of the end of the Ist year and 3rd year (19.4%, 32.2%) were excessively lower than the control group (46.9%, 74.5%) (P<0.Ol ), while the family group's social function fine rate (73.1% , 62.7% ) was significantly higher than that of the control group (39.1% , 20.0%) (P<0.01). Conclusion The recognion-insight therapy and family education performed pivotal role in the rehabilitation of patients with schizophrenia.