The Long-Term Effectiveness of Psychoeducation for Bipolar Disorders in Mental Health Services. A 4-Year Follow-Up Study
Aims: The aims of the present study were to assess: the effectiveness of psychoeducation in mental health service (MHSs) in terms of time to first hospitalization during 4-year follow-up; the number and the days of hospitalizations, and the number of people hospitalized at 4-year follow-up; and vari...
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| author | Chiara Buizza Valentina Candini Clarissa Ferrari Alberto Ghilardi Francesco Maria Saviotti Cesare Turrina Gianluigi Nobili Margherita Sabaudo Giovanni de Girolamo |
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| description | Aims: The aims of the present study were to assess: the effectiveness of psychoeducation in mental health service (MHSs) in terms of time to first hospitalization during 4-year follow-up; the number and the days of hospitalizations, and the number of people hospitalized at 4-year follow-up; and variables associated with better outcome in BD patients.Methods: This is a controlled study involving an experimental group (N = 57) and a control group (N = 52). The treatment phase consists of 21 weeks, in which all participants received TAU, while the experimental group received additional psychoeducation.Results: The survival analysis showed significant differences in terms of time to first hospitalization of up to 4-year follow-up: the patients in the psychoeducation group showed a longer time free from hospitalizations than the control group. Concerning the predictors of time to first hospitalization, the only factor that showed a trend to statistical significance was psychoeducation.Conclusions: This is one of few studies assessing the long-term effectiveness of psychoeducation in a naturalistic setting. The data confirm that psychoeducation can impact illness course, in terms of longer time free from hospitalizations.Trial registration: ISRCTN17827459 |
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| spelling | doaj.art-274814ad422a42019a062805f5fe0a032022-12-22T03:48:04ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402019-11-011010.3389/fpsyt.2019.00873495587The Long-Term Effectiveness of Psychoeducation for Bipolar Disorders in Mental Health Services. A 4-Year Follow-Up StudyChiara Buizza0Valentina Candini1Clarissa Ferrari2Alberto Ghilardi3Francesco Maria Saviotti4Cesare Turrina5Gianluigi Nobili6Margherita Sabaudo7Giovanni de Girolamo8Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, ItalyPsychiatric Epidemiology and Evaluation Unit, IRCCS Istituto Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Brescia, ItalyService of Statistics, IRCCS Istituto Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Brescia, ItalyDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, ItalyDepartment of Mental Health, ASST Garda, Brescia, ItalyDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, ItalyDepartment of Mental Health, ASST Garda, Brescia, ItalyDepartment of Mental Health, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, ItalyPsychiatric Epidemiology and Evaluation Unit, IRCCS Istituto Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Brescia, ItalyAims: The aims of the present study were to assess: the effectiveness of psychoeducation in mental health service (MHSs) in terms of time to first hospitalization during 4-year follow-up; the number and the days of hospitalizations, and the number of people hospitalized at 4-year follow-up; and variables associated with better outcome in BD patients.Methods: This is a controlled study involving an experimental group (N = 57) and a control group (N = 52). The treatment phase consists of 21 weeks, in which all participants received TAU, while the experimental group received additional psychoeducation.Results: The survival analysis showed significant differences in terms of time to first hospitalization of up to 4-year follow-up: the patients in the psychoeducation group showed a longer time free from hospitalizations than the control group. Concerning the predictors of time to first hospitalization, the only factor that showed a trend to statistical significance was psychoeducation.Conclusions: This is one of few studies assessing the long-term effectiveness of psychoeducation in a naturalistic setting. The data confirm that psychoeducation can impact illness course, in terms of longer time free from hospitalizations.Trial registration: ISRCTN17827459https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00873/fullpsychoeducationeffectivenessfollow-uphospitalizationsintegrated treatmentbipolar disorder |
| spellingShingle | Chiara Buizza Valentina Candini Clarissa Ferrari Alberto Ghilardi Francesco Maria Saviotti Cesare Turrina Gianluigi Nobili Margherita Sabaudo Giovanni de Girolamo The Long-Term Effectiveness of Psychoeducation for Bipolar Disorders in Mental Health Services. A 4-Year Follow-Up Study Frontiers in Psychiatry psychoeducation effectiveness follow-up hospitalizations integrated treatment bipolar disorder |
| title | The Long-Term Effectiveness of Psychoeducation for Bipolar Disorders in Mental Health Services. A 4-Year Follow-Up Study |
| title_full | The Long-Term Effectiveness of Psychoeducation for Bipolar Disorders in Mental Health Services. A 4-Year Follow-Up Study |
| title_fullStr | The Long-Term Effectiveness of Psychoeducation for Bipolar Disorders in Mental Health Services. A 4-Year Follow-Up Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Long-Term Effectiveness of Psychoeducation for Bipolar Disorders in Mental Health Services. A 4-Year Follow-Up Study |
| title_short | The Long-Term Effectiveness of Psychoeducation for Bipolar Disorders in Mental Health Services. A 4-Year Follow-Up Study |
| title_sort | long term effectiveness of psychoeducation for bipolar disorders in mental health services a 4 year follow up study |
| topic | psychoeducation effectiveness follow-up hospitalizations integrated treatment bipolar disorder |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00873/full |
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