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- Title
The Effect of a Mindful Self-Compassion Intervention on Burden, Express Emotion and Mental Well-Being in Family Caregivers of Patients with Schizophrenia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
- Authors
Lök, Neslihan; Bademli, Kerime
- Abstract
The objective of this randomized controlled trial was to examine the impact of a mindful self-compassion intervention on burden, express emotion, and mental well-being in family caregivers of patients with schizophrenia. Standardized measures, including the ZARIT Caregiving Burden Scale, Expressed Emotion Scale and Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale, were administered at baseline, post-intervention. Statistical analysis was conducted to assess differences between the two groups. Significant reductions in caregiver burden, expressed emotion, and enhanced mental well-being in the intervention group compared to the control group at post-intervention. The results of this randomized controlled trial indicate that the mindful self-compassion intervention significantly reduces caregiver burden, expressed emotion, and improves mental well-being in family caregivers of patients with schizophrenia. These findings underscore the potential utility of mindful self-compassion interventions as effective support for this population, highlighting the importance of integrating such interventions into caregiver support programs.
- Subjects
SCHIZOPHRENIA; PSYCHOTHERAPY; MINDFULNESS; STATISTICAL sampling; SELF-compassion; EMOTIONS; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; TREATMENT effectiveness; BURDEN of care; FAMILY attitudes; CONTROL groups; PRE-tests &; post-tests; COMPARATIVE studies; WELL-being; CAREGIVER attitudes
- Publication
Community Mental Health Journal, 2024, Vol 60, Issue 5, p997
- ISSN
0010-3853
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10597-024-01253-y