THE EFFECT OF PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION ON SELF EFFICACY AND QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG CAREGIVERS OF PATIENTS' WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER.
Kamel, N., Abdel-Rahman, A., El-Boraie, O., El –Bilsha, M. (2018). THE EFFECT OF PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION ON SELF EFFICACY AND QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG CAREGIVERS OF PATIENTS' WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER.. EKB Journal Management System, 5(3), 17-29. doi: 10.21608/mnj.2018.175836
Nesma Ahmed Kamel; Afaf Abdel-Hamid Abdel-Rahman; Osama Ahmed El-Boraie; Mona Ahmed El –Bilsha. "THE EFFECT OF PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION ON SELF EFFICACY AND QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG CAREGIVERS OF PATIENTS' WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER.". EKB Journal Management System, 5, 3, 2018, 17-29. doi: 10.21608/mnj.2018.175836
Kamel, N., Abdel-Rahman, A., El-Boraie, O., El –Bilsha, M. (2018). 'THE EFFECT OF PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION ON SELF EFFICACY AND QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG CAREGIVERS OF PATIENTS' WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER.', EKB Journal Management System, 5(3), pp. 17-29. doi: 10.21608/mnj.2018.175836
Kamel, N., Abdel-Rahman, A., El-Boraie, O., El –Bilsha, M. THE EFFECT OF PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION ON SELF EFFICACY AND QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG CAREGIVERS OF PATIENTS' WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER.. EKB Journal Management System, 2018; 5(3): 17-29. doi: 10.21608/mnj.2018.175836

THE EFFECT OF PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION ON SELF EFFICACY AND QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG CAREGIVERS OF PATIENTS' WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER.

Mansoura Nursing Journal
Article 2, Volume 5, Issue 3, October 2018, Page 17-29  XML PDF (567.15 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/mnj.2018.175836
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Authors
Nesma Ahmed Kamel1; Afaf Abdel-Hamid Abdel-Rahman2; Osama Ahmed El-Boraie3; Mona Ahmed El –Bilsha1
1Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing-Mansoura University
2Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing- cairo University
3Psychiatric Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine - Mansoura University
Abstract
Background: Bipolar disorder (BD) is a chronic illness associated with severely debilitating symptoms that can have difficult effects on both patients and their caregivers. Bipolar disorders are a leading cause of disability worldwide, and people with these disorders experience a lower quality of life than the general population. Therefore, this study aimed at evaluating the effect of psycho-educational intervention on self- efficacy  and quality of life among caregivers of patients of bipolar disorder. It has been carried out using a quasi-experimental research design. The subjects were constituted of 50 caregivers from in-patient Psychiatric Department of Mansoura University Hospital and were chosen according to inclusion criteria. The 50 caregivers were divided into ten groups, five caregivers in each group; each group attended ten sessions (3 sessions /week). In order to collect the necessary information for the study structure interview sheet was used to collect data. There was a statistical significant difference in mean scores of knowledge, self- efficacy, and quality of life before and post the intervention (P<0.05). Conclusion: it is concluded that, knowledge level, self- efficacy and quality of life of caregivers of patients of bipolar disorder improved significantly after psycho-educational intervention.
 

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Keywords
Bipolar disorder; Family caregiver; Psycho-educational Intervention; Self- efficacy; Quality of life
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