Supporting Patients by Family Education in Psychotic Illness: A Prospective Cohort Study

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Conditions studied: Psychotic Disorders, Family Members, Anosognosia, Paranoia

In brief

Background: A lack of education, resources, and support for family carers of young adults with psychotic illnesses leaves them ill-equipped to support their loved one. Although family support groups exist, few groups offer evidence-based, skills-focused, psychoeducation taught by certified professionals and provided on a public-health level. By equipping families with skills and knowledge, public healthcare harnesses a powerful ally to maintain community stabilization. Aims: The primary study goal is to implement a psychoeducation intervention for family carers supporting young adults with psychosis to reduce family burden and foster community stabilization of service users. Methods: A longitudinal pre-post design will be used to assess the long-term effectiveness of the psychoeducation intervention for family carers supporting a young adult with psychosis on service utilization and functional indexes. Nine expert-reviewed, and family peer-informed psychoeducation modules are administered in 2-hour sessions over 9 weeks to family carers. Conclusion: Presenting the novel approach of an expert-reviewed, peer-informed psychoeducation intervention for family carers, with a focus on knowledge and skill development, the researchers contribute to literature and best practice in patient and family-centered care.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05500001

Run by

University of Alberta

People needed

113

Starts

2022-09-01

Expected to finish

2026-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-11-18

Who can join

Age: 17 and older, up to 27. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Young adult service user is aged 17-27 at time of recruitment
• Young adult service user has had an admission or discharge from an Alberta Health Services or Covenant Health psychiatric unit for psychosis in the Edmonton Zone within previous 12-months

You may not qualify if…

• Not proficient in English
• Young adult service user has NOT had an admission or discharge from an Alberta Health Services or Covenant Health psychiatric unit for psychosis in the Edmonton Zone within previous 12-months

Where it is running

• Royal Alexandra Hospital — Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (enrolling)
• Alberta Hospital Edmonton — Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (enrolling)
• University of Alberta Hospital — Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (enrolling)
• Grey Nuns Community Hospital — Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (enrolling)

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