Authors
AJ Rotondi, GL Haas, CM Anderson, CE Newhill, MB Spring, R Ganguli, WB Gardner, JB Rosenstock
Publication date
2005/11
Journal
Rehabilitation psychology
Volume
50
Issue
4
Pages
325
Publisher
Educational Publishing Foundation
Description
Objective
To evaluate the feasibility of a telehealth psychoeducation intervention for persons with schizophrenia and their family members.
Study Design
Randomized controlled trial.
Participants
30 persons with schizophrenia and 21 family members or other informal support persons.
Interventions
Web-based psychoeducation program that provided online group therapy and education.
Main Outcome Measures
Measures for persons with schizophrenia included perceived stress and perceived social support; for family members, they included disease-related distress and perceived social support.
Results
At 3 months, participants with schizophrenia in the intervention group reported lower perceived stress (p=. 04) and showed a trend for a higher perceived level of social support (p=. 06).
Conclusions
The findings demonstrate the feasibility and impact of providing telehealth-based psychosocial treatments, including …
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