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Published in: BMC Psychiatry 1/2018

Open Access 01-12-2018 | Research article

Evaluation of an interaction-skills training for reducing the burden of family caregivers of patients with severe mental illness: a pre-posttest design

Authors: Yasmin Gharavi, Barbara Stringer, Adriaan Hoogendoorn, Jan Boogaarts, Bas Van Raaij, Berno Van Meijel

Published in: BMC Psychiatry | Issue 1/2018

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Abstract

Background

Family members who care for patients with severe mental illness experience emotional distress and report a higher incidence of mental illness than those in the general population. They report feeling inadequately prepared to provide the necessary practical and emotional support for these patients. The MAT training, an Interaction-Skills Training program (IST) for caregivers, was developed to meet those needs. This study used a single-arm pretest-posttest design to examine the impact of the training on caregivers’ sense of competence (self-efficacy) and burden.

Methods

One hundred family caregivers recruited from three mental health institutions participated in the training. Burden was assessed using the Involvement Evaluation Questionnaire, and self-efficacy using the Self-Efficacy Questionnaire. Analysis of variance with repeated measures was used to investigate whether participation in the training changed the level of family caregivers’ burden and self-efficacy. Pearson’s correlation was used to examine the relationships between self-efficacy and burden.

Results

Our results indicate that, after the training, self-efficacy increased significantly over time (p < 0.001) and that burden decreased significantly (p < 0.001). However, the results could not demonstrate the expected association between an increase of self-efficacy and decrease of burden. Caregivers expressed high appreciation for the training.

Conclusions

After following the IST program, family caregivers of patients with severe mental illness experienced a greater sense of competence and a significant decrease in burden. The training was greatly appreciated and satisfied caregivers’ need to acquire the skills required in complex caregiving situations.

Trial registration

This study was retrospectively registered (14/01/2018) in the ISRCTN registry with study ID ISRCTN44495131.
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Metadata
Title
Evaluation of an interaction-skills training for reducing the burden of family caregivers of patients with severe mental illness: a pre-posttest design
Authors
Yasmin Gharavi
Barbara Stringer
Adriaan Hoogendoorn
Jan Boogaarts
Bas Van Raaij
Berno Van Meijel
Publication date
01-12-2018
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Psychiatry / Issue 1/2018
Electronic ISSN: 1471-244X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-018-1669-z

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