title: [Psychoeducation for Relatives of Persons with Depressive Disorders: A Focus Group Study on Information Demands].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Depressive disorders place a high burden on patients and their relatives. Psychoeducational groups for relatives may reduce relatives' burden and improve the course of disease in patients. To foster the development of psychoeducational interventions which meet relatives' needs, information demands in relatives of patients with depressive disorders were examined.
  
  
  METHODS
  A qualitative study using 3 focus groups was conducted among adult relatives of patients with depressive disorders (N=17). Discussions were audio-taped, transcribed and analyzed using qualitative content analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Information demands are based on information gaps, emotional burden as well as strains in everyday living and were identified with regard to illness-specific (symptoms, course and etiology), treatment-specific (treatment options and health care system) and - as central aspects - interaction-specific issues (dealing with the patient, difficulties in everyday living and relationship problems) as well as support options for relatives themselves and self-care.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Information brokerage within psychoeducational groups for relatives should consider the burden of relatives as well as strains in everyday living on which information demands are based. To consider interaction-specific issues, specific skills - e. g. in problemsolving - should be trained.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg.
authors.forename: Fabian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Frank
authors.affiliation: Fachbereich Public Health und Health Education, Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hasenmüller
authors.affiliation: Fachbereich Public Health und Health Education, Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg.
authors.forename: Marga
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaiser
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg.
authors.forename: Zivile
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ries
authors.affiliation: Fachbereich Public Health und Health Education, Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg.
authors.forename: EvaMaria
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bitzer
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg.
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hölzel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult