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The Effect of Group Psycho-Educational Program on Quality of Life in Families of Patients With Mood Disorders



Ghazavi Z1 ; Dehkhoda F1 ; Yazdani M1
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  1. 1. Department of Psychiatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Source: Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research Published:2014

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Background: Mood disorders related behaviors are imposed on family members and influence the familyas mental atmosphere and level of quality of life. Therefore, the researchers decided to study the effect of group psycho-educational program on the quality of life in families of patients with mood disorders. Materials and Methods: This is a two-group interventional study conducted on 32 members of families of the patients with mood disorders selected through random sampling. A group psycho-educational program was conducted in ten 90-min sessions (twice a week) for the study group. (World Health Organizationas Quality of Life-BREF WHOQOL-BREF ) questionnaire was adopted in the study and was filled before, immediately fter, and 1 month after the intervention. Results: Independent t-test showed a significant difference in the scores of quality of life in the domains of mental health, social communications, and environmental health, immediately after and 1 month after intervention in the study group compared to the control group. Repeated measure analysis of variance showed a significant increase in the mean scores of quality of life in the study group. Conclusions: The results showed that the impact of group psycho-educational program is observed in the prevention of reduction in quality of life and its promotion in the families of patients with mood disorders. © 2014 Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. All rights reserved.
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