Patient education in schizophrenia: a review

Objective: To identify and analyse methodology and results of studies of patient education in schizophrenia. Method: A literature search was made in the databases Medline, Excerpta Medica, Psychlit and Cinahl. Results: Most studies demonstrate that knowledge and compliance can be improved by educati...

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Published in:Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica 2000-08, Vol.102 (2), p.98-106
Main Author: Merinder, L-B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude to Health
Behavior Therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Humans
Medical sciences
Patient Compliance
patient education
Patient Education as Topic
psycho-education
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Reeducation. Readaptation. Sociotherapy
review
schizophrenia
Schizophrenia - prevention & control
Schizophrenia - therapy
Schizophrenic Psychology
Secondary Prevention
Treatment Outcome
Treatments
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Summary:Objective: To identify and analyse methodology and results of studies of patient education in schizophrenia. Method: A literature search was made in the databases Medline, Excerpta Medica, Psychlit and Cinahl. Results: Most studies demonstrate that knowledge and compliance can be improved by educational interventions. Compliance seems to be most readily influenced by interventions including behavioural components. A few studies indicate that relapse and symptomatology can be influenced by educational interventions as well. No influence of the duration of interventions was found. Where educability is studied, age, medication and level of symptoms are potential predictors. Conclusion: Due to methodological limitations and insufficient reporting the results of available studies on patient education in schizophrenia are far from conclusive. The demonstration of the efficacy of patient education in improving knowledge and compliance is most consistent.
ISSN:0001-690X
1600-0447
DOI:10.1034/j.1600-0447.2000.102002098.x