The Effect of Family Psychological Group Training on Resilience of the Families of Schizophrenic Patients

Abstract Introduction: Resilience is one of the most important factors that can lead to human success when it comes to severe tensions. It is very important to pay attention and to improve it in caregivers of mental patients. This study aimed to determine of Family psychological group training on Resilience of the families of schizophrenic patients referred to the Roozbeh hospital of Tehran in 2018. Methods: This study is Semi-experimental study that Pretest-posttest plan with control group was used. All of the families of schizophrenic patients, who referred to the Roozbeh hospital were our statistical research community. 100 patients were selected Based on inclusion criteria and purposive sampling method and randomly divided into two groups of experimental and control by using a table of random numbers. Experimental groups were performed intervention include Family psychological group training during six 90-120 minutes sessions, Weekly one day. Patient filled Conner and Davidson questionnaire (CD-RISC) before and 8 week after intervention. SPSS statistical software SPSS19 data using chi-square, Fisher's exact test, and independent t-test and paired T was performed. Results: Results showed that no different between two groups of intervention and control about demographic characteristics. The mean resiliency Score was 38.8±9.92 in intervention group, and 38.06±6.47 in the control group before intervention, which respectively reached to 44.76±7.41 and 38.52±7.10 after implementation of the intervention and this difference was Significant in intervention group (P≤0.001). Conclusions: According to the results we can say that Family psychological group training is effective in improving resiliency in families of schizophrenic patients. So it can be applied method of this study as a simple, non-invasive, low-cost and effective in improving resiliency in families of schizophrenic patients in nurses suggests.