Psychoeducational Training Program Research Articles

PERCEIVED SELF-EFFICACY AND COURSE SATISFACTION IN STUDENTS PREPARING FOR TEACHING CAREERS

Self-efficacy is an important variable that explains students̕ behavior of engaging in school activities and persevering in the face of academic challenges. High confidence in personal competencies and in the ability to successfully accomplish a particular task or a certain goal, acts as a stimulating factor of mental resources (cognitive, affective, motivational, volitional), contributing to students̕ success. In an educational context, the development of self-efficacy can be both a means of facilitating high achievement, but also an end in itself, a prospective goal of education. Perceived self-efficacy plays a major role in understanding how students perceive and experience academic courses. This research aims to identify the extent to which perceived self-efficacy with the course influences students' satisfaction with the class as a prerequisite for learning and academic performance. A structural model was developed and tested on two samples of students enrolled in the Psychoeducational Training Program, to prepare for the teaching career. The research results show that there is a significant relationship between perceived self-efficacy with the course and satisfaction with the class. Understanding this relationship, several educational implications can be formulated for the development of students' academic self-efficacy; by recognizing the main indicators of low self-efficacy, teachers can implement specific strategies and interventions to optimize students' self-confidence and performance. Keywords: academic self-efficacy, computer self-efficacy, self-regulated learning, social self-efficacy

Effect of Psychoeducational Training Program on Coping Skills, Spiritual Well-being, and Levels of Anxiety among Patients with Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Context: Generalized anxiety disorder is one of the most common mental disorders that produce fear, worry, and a constant feeling of being overwhelmed. Spiritual well-being is a positive psychological factor linked to lower anxiety levels in GAD patients. One of the most important elements of having GAD is learning how to cope with persistent anxiety and physical symptoms.
 Aim: Evaluate the effect of the psychoeducational training Program on coping skills, spiritual well-being, and anxiety levels among patients with Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
 Methods: A quasi-experimental (pre/post-test) design was used. This study was carried out at the General Psychiatric Clinic of El Abbassia Psychiatric and Mental Health Hospital. The study involved 80 patients with generalized anxiety disorder. Data was collected over six months utilizing four tools. They were used for data collection: A Structured Interview questionnaire, a Coping Strategies Questionnaire, a Spiritual Well-being Scale, and a Beck Anxiety Scale.
 Results: The present study shows that more than half of patients with generalized anxiety disorder under study were in the age of <30 years (57.5%) with a mean age of 24.5±8.33. While 28 % had satisfactory pre-program coping, this percentage increased to 52% post-program implementation. On the other hand, 63.7% of patients with generalized anxiety disorder understudy had low levels of spiritual well-being that decreased to 9% post-program. Also, more than half of 59% of patients had severe anxiety levels at pre-program; this percentage decreased to 21% post-program implementation with a statistically significant difference between coping skills, spiritual well-being, and anxiety level pre- and post-psychoeducational training. In addition, there was a highly statistically significant correlation between the total score of spiritual well-being, coping, and their total anxiety score during the pre/post-program implementation phase (P≤ 0.001).
 Conclusion: Psychoeducational training Program has a significant positive effect on improving coping skills, spiritual well-being, and levels of anxiety among patients with generalized anxiety disorder. Application of a psychoeducational nursing intervention can help patients with generalized anxiety disorder better understand the advantages of various spiritual pursuits and how to improve their spiritual well-being and coping skills.

Psychological Problems and Coping Patterns among Mothers of Children with Thalassemia

Background: Mothers of children with thalassemia usually experience many psychological problems which negatively affect not only all quality of life domains but also, their coping patterns towards their children illness. Aim: This study aims to assess psychological problems and coping patterns among mothers of children with thalassemia. Research design: A descriptive design will be utilized to conduct this study. Setting: The study was conducted at blood transfusion unit in blood diseases department at Benha specialized children hospital, Qaliubiya Governorate. Sample: A purposive sample of (100) mothers of children with thalassemia were taken for the previously mentioned setting. Tools: Three tools were utilized to collect data; Tool (I): A structured Interviewing Questionnaire Sheet, Tool (II): Depression, Anxiety and Stress scale (DASS) and Tool (III): Coping patterns scale. Results: findings reflected that half of studied mothers had moderate level of depression and more than half of them had moderate level of anxiety and stress. In addition, more than half of them had low level of total coping patterns. Conclusion: Based on the results, there is a highly statistically significant positive correlation between total depression, anxiety and stress among the studied mothers. While, there is a highly statistically significant negative correlation between total depression, anxiety, stress and the total coping patterns among the studied mothers. Recommendations: Implementation an psycho educational training program for all mothers of children with thalassemia to decrease their psychological problems and enhance their coping patterns.

Focusing on Adolescents’ Emotional Awareness: Instrument Validation and Evaluation of a Training Program

The purpose of this multiple study is to investigate the effect of a psychoeducational training program on adolescents’ emotional awareness skills as well as adapting an emotional awareness instrument into the Turkish language and context. In this regard, this paper reports the findings from two studies. In Study I, the validity and reliability analyses were conducted to test the generalizability of the emotion awareness scale in a different context. The findings showed that the scale has a six-factor structure. In addition, the reliability of the scale was found satisfactory. In study II, an experimental research design with the randomized pre and post-test control group was conducted with the participation of adolescents. The experimental group attended a seven-session emotional awareness training while the control group attended regular guidance activities in the school. The findings indicated that the students in the experimental group had significantly higher scores of emotional awareness and verbal sharing of emotions, compared with the students in the control group. However, no significant difference was observed for differentiating emotions, not hiding emotions, bodily awareness, attending to others’ emotions, and analyses of emotions. The findings were discussed considering the relevant literature and the cultural characteristics in emotional awareness, and recommendations were presented, accordingly.

Efficacy of Psycho-educational Program on Burden of Caregivers of Children with Epilepsy: A clinical trial

Background: Long-term care of the children with epilepsy and lack of psycho-educational training will lead to caregiver burden. Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a psycho-educational training program on caregiver burden in families with pediatric epileptic children. Methods: This is a clinical trial study with two groups of experimental and control with three stages of Before, Immediately later, One month after the intervention. The population of the study consisted of family caregivers of children with epilepsy referring to Imam Hossein and Kashani Hospitals in Isfahan, Iran. Seventy families of children (ages 6 - 18years) with epilepsy participated in this study in 2018. The samples were randomly assigned to experimental (35) and control (35) groups using sequential convenience sampling method. The experimental group received a psycho-educational training program in eight sessions (90-minute) in four groups (8 - 9 members), and training was held two sessions a week. The control group participated in three sessions and expressed their problems and experiences. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire and Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) that consisted of 22 items and a 5-point Likert scale. Descriptive and inferential statistical methods and SPSS18 were used for data analysis. Results: Before the intervention, there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups of experimental and control in terms of caregiver burden (P = 0.917). However, there was a significant difference between the three time stages in the intervention group after the intervention (P < 0.05; f = 3.511). Meanwhile, the mean score of caregiver burden decreased during the intervention period than before the study (P < 0.05; f = 166.60), while the mean score of caregiver burden did not increase significantly in the control group over time (P = 0.036). Conclusions: The results showed that in a family with school-age epileptic children, appropriate programs and training methods are needed to decrease caregiver burden; so it is necessary to develop and use such programs by the treatment team members.

Easier Said Than Done: The Challenge to Teach “Personal Recovery” to Mental Health Professionals Through a Short, Targeted and Structured Training Programme

This study assesses the effectiveness of our short Personal Recovery Training Program (PRTP) for mental health professionals. Fifty-two healthcare professionals from Italian mental health services and forty students in psychiatric rehabilitation completed the Recovery Knowledge Inventory (RKI) pre- and post-training, divided into two groups: the PRTP (N = 45) and the Family Psychoeducational Training Program (FPTP; N = 47). Participants’ understanding of personal recovery improved more significantly for those in the PRTP than for those in the FPTP group in two domains, “Roles and responsibilities” and “Non-linearity of the recovery process”; the FPTP group showed a significant improvement in the “Role of self-definition and peers in recovery” domain. Two consumers were involved in the PRTP and represented a resource to help participants understand the personal recovery process. Our findings indicate that a brief PRTP supported by consumers can improve staff and students' recovery orientation. The translation of the training into clinical practice remains unevaluated.

Proof of Concept: A Brief Psycho-Educational Training Program to Increase the Use of Positive Emotion Regulation Strategies in Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Attenuated positive emotions and difficulties in regulating emotions are frequently observed in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and are linked to increased risk of affective disorders, problematic behaviors, and impaired socio-emotional functioning. As such, interventions specifically focused on positive emotion regulation (ER) skills could be very valuable for individuals with ASD, their caregivers, and therapists. However, the field of positive ER in ASD is under-researched. The present study aimed at testing the practical potential and the preliminary effects of a brief novel psycho-educational training program on positive ER for individuals with ASD. Thirty male participants with ASD (aged 10–35years; Ntraining=14, Nwaitlist=16) underwent a three-session program on the use of adaptive positive ER strategies (i.e., attentional deployment, cognitive change, and response modulation). Participants rated the program as easy to understand, interesting, pleasant, and likable. No dropouts or adverse effects were observed. The training group showed a significant increase in the self-reported use of the ER strategies compared to the waitlist group. The increase in the use of ER strategies maintained up to 7 weeks in the overall sample. Having reached high satisfaction rates and the intended effects in this proof of concept study, this novel program represents a promising tool to support ER. Future research should next investigate the efficacy of the intervention on day-to-day emotional experience and wellbeing.Clinical Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov # NCT02898298

Relation between Resilience and Life Satisfaction among Schizophrenic Patients

Background: Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorders characterized by sever cognitiveimpairments that affect patient's ability to cope with stress and therefore, lower resilience and lifesatisfaction. Aim of the study: Was to investigate the relation between resilience and lifesatisfaction among schizophrenic patients. Research design: A descriptive correlational design wasused in this study. Setting: This study was conducted at Psychiatric and Mental Health Hospital inBenha City, Qalubia Governorate. Sample: A purposive sample consisted of 100 schizophrenicpatients from the previous study setting. Tools: Three tools were used for data collection. Tool 1-structured interview questionnaire was used to collect data about socio demographic and clinicalcharacteristics of the studied sample. Tool (2):- The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC)to assess reference values for resilience in clinical samples. Tool (3):- Satisfaction with Life Scalewas used to measure life satisfaction among the studied sample. Results: More than three quartersof the studied patients had low level of total resilience and the majority of the studied patients hadlow level of total life satisfaction and there was a highly statistically significant positive correlationbetween total resilience and total life satisfaction. Conclusion: In ability of schizophrenic patientsto deal with stressors are prone to have low resilience that in turn lowers patient's life satisfaction.Recommendations: Psycho-educational training program should be developed to improveresilience and life satisfaction among schizophrenic patients.

Management of depression with behavior therapy

Abstract Depression is seen to be the most common illness around the world. Report by WHO, NCRB & Human Resource Development Ministry in Parliament reflected students’ suicides in the country. The Study focuses on management of depression, anxiety and stress among undergraduate students and does not cover other mental health issues faced. The causes of the problem include living situation, family income, stressors including fear of examination failure, academic stress, criticism and financial responsibilities. The research design used in the study is Quasi experimental design. Hundred students from Mahatma Gandhi University voluntarily participated in the study. The experimental group received three-month psychoeducational training program. The DASS 21 and Sociodemographic questionnaire were used to assess the student's psychological state. The results showed that about 70 to 90% of students came down to normal level of depression, anxiety, and stress after undergoing the psycho educational training program. The training program helped in the improvement of mental wellbeing of the students and can be used under any circumstances where low mental health has been noted.

Efficacy of Psychological Education Program on Burden of Caregivers With pediatricEpileptic: A clinical trial

Background: Long-term care of the children with epilepsy and lack of will lead to caregiver burden. Theaim of this study was to the effect of a psycho-educational training programon caregiver burden in family with pediatric epileptic child. Materials and Methods:This is a clinical trial study with two groups of experimental and control with three stages of pre, during and one month after design.Seventyfamily of children (ages 6-18years)with epilepsy participated in this study in 2018.The samples were randomly assigned to experimental(35) and control(35) groups after usingsequential convenience sampling method. The experimental group received a psycho-educational training program in eight sessions (90-minute) in four groups (8-9 members)and training was held two sessionsin a week .. The control group participated in three sessions and expressed their problems and experiences. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire and the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI)consists of 22 items rated on a 5-point Likert scale. .Descriptive and inferential statistical methods and SPSS18 were used for data analysis. Results: Before to the intervention, There was no statistically significant difference observed between the two groups of experimental and control in the term of Caregiver Burden (p = .917). While there was a significant difference between the three time stages in the intervention group after the intervention (P<0.05; f= 3.511). Meanwhile, the mean score of caregiver burden decreased during the intervention period than before the study (P<0.05; f= 166.60), while the mean score of caregiver burden did not increase significantly in the control group over time (P= 0.036). Conclusion: The results showed that in order to decrease of Caregiver Burden in Family With School Age Epileptic Child, appropriate program and training methods are needed to them, so it is necessary to developed and used such programs by the treatment team members..

Yin yoga and mindfulness: a five week randomized controlled study evaluating the effects of the YOMI program on stress and worry

ABSTRACTBackground and objectives: The YOMI program is a psychoeducational training and physical practice-based program that bridges knowledge from evidence-based psychotherapy with the practice of mindfulness and yin yoga. It consists of 10 content-specific sessions and does not include home assignments. The primary purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effects of the five-week YOMI program on perceived stress, worry and mindfulness in a non-clinical sample.Design and method: In this randomized controlled trial participants were assigned to two groups. Group 1 participated in the five-week intervention twice a week while Group 2 was assigned to a waiting-list condition and participated in the intervention after Group 1. All measures were administered through self-report questionnaires, conducted via a web-based program.Results and conclusions: The results of the study indicated significant effects of the YOMI program on decreasing stress and worry, and increasing mindfulness. Notably these changes were still present at five-week follow up. Consistent with the hypotheses, results suggested that the YOMI program established a group setting where individuals learned to use tools and methods to facilitate better self-directed practice. The study shows moderate to large effect sizes.

Sustained Benefit of a Psycho-educational Training Program for Dementia Caregivers in Taiwan

Summary Background Informal caregivers for dementia are vulnerable to psychological distress. Researches have shown the inconsistent results in the efficacy of various psychosocial interventions for burden of informal caregivers for patients with dementia. The aim of this study was to provide further understanding for the relative efficacy of psychosocial interventions in lessening the burden of caregivers. Methods This research was a prospective, longitudinal, one-group pretest–posttest design to measure the effectiveness of 32-h psycho-educational training program for family caregivers in Taiwan. The Chinese version Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI), the 12-item version of General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), and Medical Outcome Study 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) were assessed at pre-intervention, 3-month post-intervention, 6-month post-intervention, and 9-month post-intervention. Pre–post comparisons were made using general estimate equations (GEE) to confirm the longitudinal effects of the intervention for caregivers. Results A total of 53 caregiver–patient dyads met the study criteria, of whom 34 (64.2%) dyads completed total assessments. There were significant improvements of the overall effects on ZBI (p Conclusion The caregivers for dementia patients may have sustained benefit of reducing burden, decreasing psychological morbidity and enhancing psychological wellbeing after the intensive psycho-educational training programs' intervention.

The Effectiveness of a Brief Self-Compassion Intervention Program on Self-Compassion, Positive and Negative Affect and Life Satisfaction

Self-compassion (Neff, 2003b) is a newly developed construct of positive psychology while a plethora of studies has highlighted its beneficial outcomes on people’s psychological prosperity. This study aimed to explore the effectiveness of a brief self-compassion training program on self-compassion, life satisfaction and positive and negative affect as well as to contribute new knowledge by investigating whether changes in self-compassion can significantly predict changes in positive affect. A sample of 42 students of Social Sciences, randomly assigned to either the intervention (N = 20) or the control group (N = 22) group where the first group participated in a psycho-educational training program aiming to train them to be more self-compassionate in challenging situations whilst the control group received no training. The results that revealed through the three different questionnaires (Self-Compassion Scale, Life Satisfaction Scale and Positive and Negative Affect Scale) that both groups completed before and after the completion of the program, showed that the intervention group indeed indicated increases in self-compassion, life satisfaction as well as positive affect scores and decrease in negative affect scores, compared to the control group which reported no changes. Furthermore, participants’ increases in self-compassion levels strongly predicted increases in positive affect levels, meaning that those who are high self-compassionate have also high positive affect. These findings suggest the importance of self-compassion on psychological well-being, testing through the implementation of specific intervention programs. Other possible implications and recommendations for future research are also considered.

The Effectiveness of a Pilot Self-Compassion Program on Well Being Components

Self-compassion is a newly developed construct in the field of positive psychology while a plethora of studies highlighted its beneficial outcomes on people’s psychological prosperity. This study aimed to explore the effectiveness of a self-compassion training program on self-compassion, positive and negative affect, depression, anxiety, stress, life satisfaction and subjective happiness as well as to contribute to knowledge by investigating whether changes in self-compassion can significantly predict changes in aspects of well being. A sample of 74 students of Social Sciences is randomly assigned to either the intervention (N = 33) or a control group (N = 41). The intervention group participated in a psycho-educational training program aiming to teach them how to be more self-compassionate in challenging situations whilst the control group received no training. The results showed that the intervention group experienced increases in self-compassion, positive affect, life satisfaction as well as subjective happiness and decreases in negative affect, depression, anxiety and stress scores, compared to the control group which reported no changes. These findings suggest the vital role self-compassion plays on psychological well-being and the effectiveness of focused intervention programs. Other possible implications and recommendations for future research are also considered.

The Senior Companion Program Plus: A culturally tailored psychoeducational training program (innovative practice).

A purposive sample of African American Senior Companions (N = 23) participated in a 5-day, 20-hour psychoeducational training designed to address the unique cultural needs of African American dementia caregivers. Previous studies have not utilized lay caregiver volunteers such as Senior Companions in dementia research in the United States. Pre- and post-tests were administered to determine whether African American Senior Companions increased their knowledge of Alzheimer's disease after participating in the Senior Companion Program Plus. Results from both the quantitative and qualitative data suggest that participants improved their understanding of Alzheimer's disease. Findings from the Senior Companion Program Plus pilot warrant further study for its potential as cost effective, culturally tailored training for Senior Companions who serve persons with dementia and their family caregivers.

The Effects of a Psycho-Educational Training Program on Courses for the Teaching Profession

The Effects of a Psycho-Educational Training Program on Courses for the Teaching Profession

Keep Your Brain Fit! A Psychoeducational Training Program for Healthy Cognitive Aging: A Feasibility Study

A psychoeducational face-to-face training program (Keep Your Brain Fit!) was developed to support the working population in coping with age-related cognitive changes and taking proactive preventive measures to maintain cognitive health. A feasibility study was conducted to test the training program presented in a workshop format. Participants completed an online questionnaire immediately after the workshop and three weeks later. The questionnaire assessed participants’ appreciation of the workshop and evaluation of subjective cognitive functioning. 155 men and women between 40 and 65 years old (mean age: 53.8) participated in the workshops. The results showed the participants’ appreciation of the knowledge they gained by participating in the workshop. Participation reduced negative emotions toward cognitive functioning in 69% of the participants, and almost 50% indicated that they were better able to cope with cognitive challenges. This psychoeducational program may offer a valuable contribution to the coping strategies of the aging workforce. Adjustments were made based on participants’ evaluations, and the program was made suitable for online use in order to reach a broader audience.

An online intervention for reducing depressive symptoms: Secondary benefits for self-esteem, empowerment and quality of life

Internet-based interventions are increasingly recognized as effective for the treatment and prevention of depression; however, there is a paucity of research investigating potential secondary benefits. From a consumer perspective, improvements in indicators of wellbeing such as perceived quality of life may represent the most important outcomes for evaluating the effectiveness of an intervention. This study investigated the ‘secondary’ benefits for self-esteem, empowerment, quality of life and perceived social support of two 12-week online depression interventions when delivered alone and in combination. Participants comprised 298 adults displaying elevated psychological distress. Participants were randomised to receive: an Internet Support Group (ISG); an automated Internet psycho-educational training program for depression; a combination of these conditions; or a control website. Analyses were performed on an intent-to-treat basis. Following the automated training program immediate improvements were shown in participants׳ self-esteem and empowerment relative to control participants. Improvements in perceived quality of life were reported 6-months following the completion of the intervention when combined with an ISG. These findings provide initial evidence for the effectiveness of this online intervention for improving individual wellbeing beyond the primary aim of the treatment. However, further research is required to investigate the mechanisms underlying improvement in these secondary outcomes.

EPA-0230 - A nation-wide staff training program for family psychoeducation in severe mental illness

'A nation-wide staff training program for family psychoeducation in severe mental illness' Despite all the evidence regarding its cost-effectiveness, psychoeducational family interventions for non-organic psychotic disorders are still not steadily applied in everyday routine practice. In Portugal, these interventions are seldom used, even in well-staffed psychiatric departments. Following the recommendations of the Portuguese National Mental Health Plan, a psychoeducational training program has been prepared by the Ministry of Health. a) to conduct a psychoeducational training program on a national basis and b) to evaluate obstacles to implementation in routine practice. Professionals from public mental health services across the Country attended a 3 days full-time program in which they were trained in the psychoeducational intervention through presentation of guidelines, demonstrative audios and role-playing. The trainees' acquisition of skills was found very satisfactory. The most prevlent barriers in the implementation of the intervention included work overload, the difficulty to integrate family work with other duties, and the poor allowance of time from the service to run the intervention on a regular basis. Measures should be taken in order to cope with obstacles limiting the use of family interventions in practice, including changes in the services governance and increased autonomy for professionals involved in the process.

Psychoeducation in Affect Regulation for Patients with Eating Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Study

This study examined the effects of a psychoeducational training program in affect regulation for patients with eating disorders. Nineteen female patients completed measures of affect regulation (ACS-90), alexithymia (TAS-26), and eating behavior (EDE-Q). Data were assessed at baseline and at 3 and 12 months posttreatment. Dependent on date of entering hospital, the patients were allocated consecutively to the control group (n =11), which received inpatient treatment as usual, or to the treatment group (n = 8), which received training in addition to usual inpatient treatment. At follow-up, the training was associated with statistically significant improvement in the skill of down-regulating negative affect and with a tendency towards less dietary restraint. Regarding alexithymia no clear results were found. Despite the small sample size, results showed that in addition to the general improvement due to the treatment usually provided in the clinical setting, the training program resulted in specific benefits for the patients with regard to their affect regulation skills.