title: Effect of psychoeducation and telepsychiatric follow up given to the caregiver of the schizophrenic patient on family burden, depression and expression of emotion.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This randomized-controlled experimental study was conducted to determine the effects of psychoeducation in the inpatient clinic and regular telepsychiatric follow-up (via telephone) after discharge on emotional expression, depression and family burden of primary caregivers of the schizophrenic patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study was performed on 62 caregivers of the schizophrenic patients, assigned to experiment (n=32) and control (n=30) groups, from 1(st) July 2010 to 31(st) May 2011. The Scales for Expressed Emotion, the Beck Depression and the Zarit Family Burden were applied for the caregivers in experiment and control groups before education, after education and after 6-months telephone follow-up.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean scores of the caregivers in experiment group on family burden, emotional expression and depression were decreased after education and after telephone follow-up and difference was significant (p<0.001). Conclusions : Psychoeducation and telepsychiatric follow-up via telephone induced decrease in family burden, emotional expression and depressive symptoms for their caregivers and was a support for the family in the patient care.
authors.affiliation: Birgul Ozkan, PhD, Lecturer, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Birgul
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ozkan
authors.affiliation: Emine Erdem, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Emine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Erdem
authors.affiliation: Dr. Saliha Demirel Ozsoy, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Saliha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Demirel Ozsoy
authors.affiliation: Gokmen Zararsiz, MSc, Research Assistant, Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gokmen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zararsiz
keywords: Family burden; Patients with schizophrenia; Psychoeducation; Telepsychiatry