Stress and coping patterns of participants and non-participants in self-help groups for parents of the mentally ill

Gidron, Benjamin; Guterman, Neil B.; Hartman, Harriet

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“…Participation in such groups, however, appears to be significantly affected by socioeconomic considerations. Recent studies in Israel and in the United States support the observation that individuals with higher socioeconomic status are the most frequent participants in family support groups (Cleve, 1989;Gidron, Guterman, & Hartman, 1990;Rawlins & Horner, 1988). Rawlins and Horner (1988) speculated that parents at a low socioeconomic level may rely more on public agencies such as Head Start for support, whereas Gidron et al (1990) expressed the opinion that individuals with lower socioeconomic status may be too preoccupied with survival issues to participate.…”

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confidence: 82%

Parental Opinions About Attending Parent Support Groups

Smith¹,

Gabard²,

Dale³

et al. 1994

Children's Health Care

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Section: Review Of the Literaturementioning

confidence: 82%

Parental Opinions About Attending Parent Support Groups

Smith¹,

Gabard²,

Dale³

et al. 1994

Children's Health Care

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“…Family caregivers who participate in support groups tend to have relatives with more chronic and severe forms of mental illness, such as schizophrenia (Gidron et al 1990;Norton et al 1993). Moreover, greater severity and longer duration of the illness are also predictors of lower caregiver satisfaction with services (Stengard et al 2000;Vecchio et al 2008).…”

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confidence: 99%

Predictors of Caregiver Satisfaction with Mental Health Services

Perreault

Rousseau

Provencher

et al. 2011

Community Ment Health J

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The objective of this study is to examine the relative contribution of three main factors (characteristics of services and service providers, characteristics of patients and caregivers, and impact of psychiatric illness) to caregiver satisfaction with services. Results of this study are based on the responses of 154 family caregivers of individuals with mental illnesses in Quebec, and indicate that these aspects play a predictive role in caregiver satisfaction with services. A multiple regression model explained 42% of the variance in satisfaction. Collaboration with professionals is the key determinant in the model, as it contributes more than any other variable to satisfaction. Results demonstrate the importance of obtaining a better understanding of caregivers' satisfaction with services in order to increase their involvement in community integration.

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“…Single cohort or non-equivalent groups were used in seven studies reviewed: Gidron, Guterman and Hartman (1990), Mannion et al (1996), Medvene et al (1995), and Cook, Heller and Pickett-Schenk (1999) used participants vs. non-participants; Heller, Roccoforte and Cook (1997a) used longitudinal non-equivalent groups; and Sheridan andMoore (1991) andTurnbull et al (1994) used a single cohort. Although the research design might induce a systematic sampling bias or limit the power of their generalisation to future mutual support group studies, the findings provided more information about the perceived benefits of group participation to family caregivers of people with severe mental illness.…”

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The effectiveness and active ingredients of mutual support groups for family caregivers of people with psychotic disorders: A literature review

Chien

Norman

2009

International Journal of Nursing Studies

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Objectives: To explore the literature through a systematic search to assess the effectiveness of mutual support groups for family caregivers of people with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.Methods: This review of the research literature was based on the procedures suggested by the National Health Service Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (2001) Report Number 4 in the UK. A combined free-text and thesaurus approach was used to search relevant research studies within electronic databases, including Medline, Embase, CINAHL, OVID full-text, PsycINFO, the Cochrane Library, the British Nursing Index, the NHS National Research register, and System for Info on Grey literature for the period 1980-2007. Reference lists of all retrieved literature were also searched to identify studies that may have been missed. Twenty-five research studies were selected for inclusion in the analysis on the basis that they were either family-led or professional-facilitated support group programmes for family caregivers of people with schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders.Results: The review identified that most studies on this group programme used qualitative, exploratory cross-sectional surveys and quasi-experimental study designs (n= 19); six were experimental studies or randomised controlled trials. There were only a few small-scale, singlecentre controlled trials with the findings supporting the significant positive effects of mutual support groups on families' and patients' psychosocial well-being. A number of nonexperimental studies conducted in Western countries reported benefits of group participation up to one year, such as increased knowledge about the illness, reduced burden and distress, and enhanced coping ability and social support. However, many of these studies lacked rigorous control and did not use standardised and valid instruments as outcome measures or schedule follow-up to examine the long-term effects of support groups on families and/or patients. This is the Pre-Published Version.2 Conclusions: With increasing recognition of benefits from mutual support, this review highlights the dearth of evidence for the effects and active ingredients of mutual support groups.Mutual support may have significant impacts on long-term psychosocial and nursing interventions for both patients with severe mental illness and their families in community mental health care. Further research is recommended to investigate the therapeutic components and effects of mutual support groups for family caregivers of people with schizophrenia and psychotic disorders across cultures.

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Stress and coping patterns of participants and non-participants in self-help groups for parents of the mentally ill

Cited by 20 publications

References 17 publications

Parental Opinions About Attending Parent Support Groups

Parental Opinions About Attending Parent Support Groups

Predictors of Caregiver Satisfaction with Mental Health Services

The effectiveness and active ingredients of mutual support groups for family caregivers of people with psychotic disorders: A literature review

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