2.Group social skills training on the effects of improving psychiatric symptoms and disability and the family relationship for patients with schizophrenia
Shuiying LI ; Qian ZHOU ; Hua LAI ; Hong DENG ; Zhuoqiu ZHANG ; Juan CHEN ; Wenwu SHEN
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2014;30(18):7-11
Objective To discuss the effect of group social skills training on improving psychiatric symptoms and disability and the family relationship in patients with schizophrenia.Methods 101 followup patients of rehabilitation with schizophrenia in mental health center of a top three hospital and in a community were chosen from June 2011 to August 2012.Based on the principle of voluntary,45 and 56 patients were grouped into the control group and the intervention group,respectively.The scores of psychiatric symptoms,mental disability and family relationship were compared between two groups by independent sample test.Results At the end of six months,the score of positive and negative symptoms and mental disability were lower in the intervention group,and there was significant difference in different measuring time,the interaction existed between the intervention and the measuring time.Meanwhile,the total score of family concern in the intervention group was higher than that in the control group,and there was significant difference in different measuring time,no interaction existed between the intervention and the measuring time.Conclusions Group training of social skills could improve psychiatric symptoms and the family relationship of patients with schizophrenia,reduce mental disability and promote recovery of patients.
3.A Living Skill Training Scheme for the Patients Recovering from Schizophrenia
Zhuoqiu ZHANG ; Hong DENG ; Shusen ZHANG ; Yongmei HU ; Qinglan TAO ; Feng SHEN ; Wenwu SHEN ; Changjian QIU ; Yan ZHU ; Ting GENG ; Jia WU ; Xueli SUN
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2007;13(11):1097-1098
The healing training was an important method to improve living ability and quality of life of patients with schizophrenia.This article introduced a living skill training scheme applied in out-patients whose course of disease shorter than 5 years.