Effects of Mindfulness-Based Psychoeducation on the Internalized Stigmatization Level of Patients With Schizophrenia

YILMAZ E., Kavak F.

CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH, cilt.29, sa.7, ss.496-503, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/1054773818797871
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, Abstracts in Social Gerontology, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Psycinfo
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.496-503
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of this study was to determine the effects of mindfulness-based psychoeducation on internalized stigma in patients with schizophrenia. The patients were recruited from the community mental health centers. This quasiexperimental study was conducted using pretests and posttests with a control group. The participants were 69 patients with schizophrenia; 34 were part of the experimental group and 35 were part of the control group. The patients in the experimental group participated 2 days a week for 6 weeks in a total of 12 sessions which were given in the form of face-to-face group training. The difference between the scale mean posttest scores of the patients in the experimental and control groups was found to be statistically significant (p< .05). In the intragroup comparisons, a significant difference was found between the stigma mean scores in the experimental group (p< .05). It was concluded that mindfulness-based psychoeducation was effective in reducing stigma in patients with schizophrenia.