Resourcefulness Group Intervention on Recovery and Quality of Life

January 4, 2024 updated by: Huaining Kao, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

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

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed 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.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

40

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Taiwan
    • Tamsui Dist
      • New Taipei City, Tamsui Dist, Taiwan, 251010
        • Peihsin Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

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.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: experimental group
  1. Subjects were randomly assigned to the experimental or the control group.
  2. There were 20 members in the experimental group who received 6-week intervention activities.
  3. Each subject was asked to fill out the questionnaires three times in total. The first time was before the intervention; the second time was right after the intervention; and the last time was four weeks later of the 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.
No Intervention: control group
  1. There were 20 members in the control group who accepted chronic nursing care as usual without any nursing intervention.
  2. Each subject was asked to fill out the questionnaires three times in total. The first time was the same time as the experimental group; the second time was 6 weeks after the first test; and the last time was four weeks after the second test.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Chinese version of Resourcefulness Scale
Time Frame: 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
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
Chinese questionnaire about the process of recovery
Time Frame: 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
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
WHOQOL-BREF Taiwan version
Time Frame: 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
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

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

Investigators

  • Study Director: Chien Yu Lai, PhD., Associate professor

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

June 6, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 14, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

September 14, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 9, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 4, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

January 16, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 16, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 4, 2024

Last Verified

January 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • C110142

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

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