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Family education for people with schizophrenia in Beijing , China : randomised controlled trial . BACKGROUND Much of China lacks well-developed services for people with schizophrenia and their families , and most of the existing services focus on hospitals . There is a need for culturally sensitive family treatments offered by nurses . AIMS To conduct a longitudinal experimental study examining the effect of patient and family education in a sample of Chinese people with schizophrenia . METHOD A randomised controlled trial was conducted in a large hospital with a was conducted in a large hospital with a sample of 101 patients with schizophrenia and their families . Data were collected at admission and at discharge , and then at 3 and 9 months after discharge . The intervention group received family education , and data on their knowledge about schizophrenia , symptoms , functioning , psychosocial behaviour , relapse and medication adherence were collected and compared with the control group . RESULTS There was a significant improvement in knowledge about schizophrenia in the experimental group and a significant difference in symptom scores and functioning at 9 months after discharge . Patients who were nonadherent to medication regimens were more likely to relapse . CONCLUSIONS Family education on schizophrenia by nurses in China was effective in improving knowledge and promoting improvement in patients ' symptoms .
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Intervention_Educational
Family education
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Intervention_Educational
family treatments
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Intervention_Educational
patient and family education
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Intervention_Educational
family education
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Intervention_Control
control
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Intervention_Educational
Family education
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Outcome_Mental
knowledge about schizophrenia , symptoms , functioning , psychosocial behaviour , relapse and medication adherence
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Outcome_Other
significant improvement in knowledge about schizophrenia
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Outcome_Other
significant difference in
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Outcome_Mental
symptom scores and functioning
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Outcome_Mental
relapse .
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Participant_Condition
people with schizophrenia
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Participant_Condition
schizophrenia
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Participant_Condition
schizophrenia
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Participant_Sample-size
101 patients
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Participant_Condition
schizophrenia