An RCT with three-year follow-up of peer support groups for Chinese families of persons with schizophrenia

WT Chien, DR Thompson - Psychiatric Services, 2013 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective This study was conducted to test the effects of a nine-month family-led peer
support group for Chinese people with schizophrenia in Hong Kong over a three-year follow …

Chinese translation and validation of the questionnaire on the process of recovery in schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders

WT Chien, ZCY Chan - Research in nursing & health, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Individuals recovering from schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders who have residual
symptoms can achieve relatively normal work and social functioning in the community. This …

[HTML][HTML] Perceived mental health and emotional trajectories of long-term family caregivers of persons with mental conditions: A mixed-methods study

S Corchón, V Sánchez-Martínez, O Cauli - Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 2022 - Elsevier
Aims and objectives To explore the emotional experience and the perceived mental health
of experienced family caregivers of people with mental disorders. Background Family …

[HTML][HTML] The relationship between engagement in online support groups and social isolation among military caregivers: longitudinal questionnaire study

T Trail, E Friedman, CM Rutter, T Tanielian - Journal of medical Internet …, 2020 - jmir.org
Background There is a lack of research on the effectiveness of online peer support groups
for reducing social isolation and depressive symptoms among caregivers, and previous …

A lonely life journey bordered with struggle: being a sibling of an individual with psychosis

M Ewertzon, A Cronqvist, K Lützén… - Issues in mental health …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Research suggests that siblings of individuals with severe mental illness are affected by the
situation and that health care services seem to be inadequate in meeting their needs for …

Non-pharmacological interventions for caregivers of patients with schizophrenia: A meta-analysis

L Chen, J Liu, J Zhang, X Lu - Psychiatry research, 2016 - Elsevier
It has been estimated that about 50–80% of patients with schizophrenia live with or closely
contact with their caregivers, and rely on them for housing, and emotional and financial …

The effectiveness of manual-guided, problem-solving-based self-learning programme for family caregivers of people with recent-onset psychosis: a randomised …

WT Chien, ALK Yip, JYW Liu, TW McMaster - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Family intervention for psychotic disorders is an integral part of psychiatric
treatment with positive effects on patients' mental state and relapse rate. However, the effect …

Peer support

EB Fisher, PY Tang, M Coufal, Y Liu, SL Luu… - Chronic illness care …, 2023 - Springer
Peer support (PS) links people living with a chronic disease or condition—people who share
knowledge and experience that health workers often do not have—for practical and …

A randomized controlled trial on mutual support group intervention for families of people with recent-onset psychosis: a four-year follow-up

WT Chien, D Bressington, SWC Chan - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Recent research in Western countries has indicated that family interventions in
schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders can reduce patient relapse and improve …

The effect of structured educational program by support group on menopause women's quality of life

M Yazdkhasti, M Keshavarz, KEA MERGHATI… - 2012 - sid.ir
Abstract Introduction: Measuring the QUALITY OF LIFE among MENOPAUSE WOMEN is
one of the efficiency proofs in HEALTH EDUCATION; hence, this study was conducted to …