Resourcefulness Group Intervention on Recovery and Quality of Life

Quality of Life Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effects of Resourcefulness Group Intervention on Recovery and Quality of Life in Patients With Chronic Schizophrenia.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06206798
• Other study ID #: C110142
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 6, 2022
• Est. completion date: September 14, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: January 2024
• Source: National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study was to test the effects of resourcefulness group intervention on facilitating recovery and improving the quality of life in patients with chronic schizophrenia.

Description:

Purpose: This study aimed to explore the effects of resourcefulness group intervention on facilitating recovery and improving the quality of life in patients with chronic schizophrenia. Methods: A longitudinal and interventional study with a quasi-experimental research design and convenience sampling were used in this study. Patients with chronic schizophrenia from a psychiatric hospital in northern Taiwan were recruited as subjects and were divided under random assignment into the experimental group and the control group with twenty participants in each. The twenty participants in the experiment group were further randomly distributed into two groups. Both received resourcefulness group intervention weekly for six weeks, while the control group followed regular care routines and underwent conventional treatment. All participants took a pretest before the intervention, the first posttest after six rounds of intervention, and the second posttest four weeks after the group intervention was completed. Data were collected using structured questionnaires, including the Chinese version of the Resourcefulness Scale (C-RS), the Chinese Questionnaire about the Process of Recovery (QPR), the WHOQOL-BREF Taiwan Version, and other personal information.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 40
• Est. completion date: September 14, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: September 14, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 20 Years to 64 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subjects who have been diagnosed with schizophrenia by a psychiatrist for more than two years and are currently receiving rehabilitation treatment in a chronic ward.
• Age between 20-64 years old.
• Those with stable conditions can communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Exclude clients with Intellectual Disabilities, Organic Encephalopathy, Substance-related and addictive disorders, Personality disorders, Dementia, Cancers, etc.
• Those who are unable to understand the contents of the consent form.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Chronic Schizophrenia
• Quality of Life
• Recovery
• Schizophrenia

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Resourcefulness Group
The content of the Resourcefulness intervention group includes 6 sessions such as session 1 to introduce resourcefulness skills; sessions 2-4 to discuss personal resourcefulness skills including planning daily activities, and positive self-talk; sessions 4-5 to discuss social resourcefulness skills including relying on family or friends, and seeking professional assistance.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Taiwan	Peihsin Hospital	New Taipei City	Tamsui Dist

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Taiwan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Chinese version of Resourcefulness Scale	Resourcefulness	Up to 10 weeks. The pre-test questionnaire will be completed before the group starts, the first post-test will be administered after the group, and the second post-test will be administered 4 weeks after the group ends
Primary	Chinese questionnaire about the process of recovery	recovery	Up to 10 weeks. The pre-test questionnaire will be completed before the group starts, the first post-test will be administered after the group, and the second post-test will be administered 4 weeks after the group ends
Primary	WHOQOL-BREF Taiwan version	Quality of Life	Up to 10 weeks. The pre-test questionnaire will be completed before the group starts, the first post-test will be administered after the group, and the second post-test will be administered 4 weeks after the group ends