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EFFECTS OF A GROUP PSYCHOEDUCATION PROGRAM ON SELF-STIGMA, EMPOWERMENT AND PERCEIVED DISCRIMINATION OF PERSONS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA

Slađana Štrkalj Ivezić ; Psychiatric Clinic Vrapče, Zagreb, Croatia
Marijan Alfonso Sesar ; Rehabilitation Center Silver, Zagreb, Croatia
Lana Mužinić ; Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia

Sažetak

Background: Self-stigma adversely affects recovery from schizophrenia. Analyses of self stigma reduction programs discovered
that few studies have investigated the impact of education about the illness on self-stigma reduction. The objective of this study was
to determine whether psychoeducation based on the principles of recovery and empowerment using therapeutic group factors assists
in reduction of self-stigma, increased empowerment and reduced perception of discrimination in patients with schizophrenia.
Subjects and methods: 40 patients participated in psychoeducation group program and were compared with a control group
of 40 patients placed on the waiting list for the same program. A Solomon four group design was used to control the influence of
the pretest. Rating scales were used to measure internalized stigma, empowerment and perception of discrimination. Two-way
analysis of variance was used to determine the main effects and interaction between the treatment and pretest. Simple analysis of
variance with repeated measures was used to additionally test effect of treatment onself-stigma, empowerment and perceived
discrimination.
Results: The participants in the psychoeducation group had lower scores on internalized stigma (F(1,76)=8.18; p<0.01) than the
patients treated as usual. Analysis also confirmed the same effect with comparing experimental group before and after
psychoeducation (F(1,19)=5.52; p<0.05). All participants showed a positive trend for empowerment. Psychoeducation did not
influence perception of discrimination.
Conclusion: Group psychoeducation decreased the level of self stigma. This intervention can assist in recovery from schizophrenia.

Ključne riječi

self-stigma; schizophrenia; psychosis; empowerment; perceived discrimination; anti-stigma program

Hrčak ID:

178607

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/178607

Datum izdavanja:

20.3.2017.

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