The Effect Of Multiple Occupational Therapies On Functional Remission And Subjective Recovery For Schizophrenia

The Effect Of Multiple Occupational Therapies On Functional Remission And Subjective Recovery For Patients With Schizophrenia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of multiple occupational therapies on functional remission and subjective recovery of individuals with schizophrenic disorder. Methods: 26 people with schizophrenic disorder were divided into two groups using a random number table. The intervention group participated in routine community mental health center services and a total of 24 sessions of occupational therapies three times a week, while the control group participated in routine community mental health center services.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Schizophrenia; Occupational Therapy; Remission; Well-Being, Psychological
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: occupational therapies

Detailed Description

Background: Occupational therapies are one of the psycho-social intervention methods used in the treatment of serious mental disorders characterized by disability, such as schizophrenia.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of multiple occupational therapies on functional remission and subjective recovery of individuals with schizophrenic disorder.

Methods: 26 people with schizophrenic disorder were divided into two groups using a random number table. The intervention group participated in routine community mental health center services and a total of 24 sessions of occupational therapies three times a week, while the control group participated in routine community mental health center services. Data were collected using the Subjective Recovery Assessment Scale and the Functional Remission of General Schizophrenia Scale.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 55
• Phase: Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being in the 18-65 age group
• have been diagnosed with schizophrenia for at least one year
• be in remission of the disease
• volunteering to participate in research
• not have any physical health problems that would prevent their participation in the research

Exclusion Criteria:

• have a physical health problem that prevents participation in the research
• Having a communication problem
• not willing to participate in research

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention Group; The intervention group was informed about the research. The intervention group consists of patients diagnosed with schizophrenic disorder. Music, sports and garden-soil activities were applied to the intervention group.	Behavioral: occupational therapies; music, garden-soil and sports practices for individuals diagnosed with schizophrenic disorder
No Intervention: Control Group; The control group was informed about the research.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Functional Remission of General Schzophrenia Scale (Pre Test)	The scale is a 5-point Likert type scale consisting of 19 items. The minimum score obtained from the scale is 19 points and the maximum score is 95 points. High scores from the scale indicate high functionality, while low scores from the scale indicate low functionality. Scale scores were expected to be low in the pretest.	2 month
Subjective Recovery Assessment Scale (Pre Test)	The scale is a 5-point Likert type consisting of 17 items. The lowest score from the scale is 17 and the highest score is 85. Higher scores from the scale indicate that the individual perceives himself as more improved. Scale scores were expected to be low in the pretest.	2 month

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Functional Remission of General Schzophrenia Scale (Post Test)	The scale is a 5-point Likert type scale consisting of 19 items. The minimum score obtained from the scale is 19 points and the maximum score is 95 points. High scores from the scale indicate high functionality, while low scores from the scale indicate low functionality. "Functional Remission of General Schzophrenia Scale" score was expected to increase in the post test.	Forth month
Subjective Recovery Assessment Scale (Post Test)	The scale is a 5-point Likert type consisting of 17 items. The lowest score from the scale is 17 and the highest score is 85. Higher scores from the scale indicate that the individual perceives himself as more improved. It was expected that the score obtained from the scale in the post-test would be high.	Forth month

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Functional Remission of General Schzophrenia Scale (Follow Up Test)	The scale is a 5-point Likert type scale consisting of 19 items. The minimum score obtained from the scale is 19 points and the maximum score is 95 points. High scores from the scale indicate high functionality, while low scores from the scale indicate low functionality. "Functional Remission of General Schzophrenia Scale" score was expected to increase in the follow up test.	Seventh month
Subjective Recovery Assessment Scale (Follow Up Test)	The scale is a 5-point Likert type consisting of 17 items. The lowest score from the scale is 17 and the highest score is 85. Higher scores from the scale indicate that the individual perceives himself as more improved. It was expected that the score obtained from the scale in the follow-up test would be high.	Seventh month
Effect Size of Functional Remission of General Schzophrenia Scale	It shows how the applied occupational therapies affect the final and follow-up test scale scores of the intervention and control groups in terms of time.	Seventh month
Effect Size of Subjective Recovery Assessment Scale	It shows how the applied occupational therapies affect the final and follow-up test scale scores of the intervention and control groups in terms of time.	Seventh month

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Ege University
• Investigators: Study Director: Aysegul Donmez, Ege University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): June 1, 2016
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 1, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): August 19, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 14, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 27, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): January 10, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimated): February 6, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 2, 2024
• Last Verified: December 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Occupational Therapy; Remission; Shizophrenic Disorder; Well-Being, Psychological
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Mental Disorders; Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders; Schizophrenia
• Other Study ID Numbers: 16-5.1/7

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No