A Comparison of Expressed Emotion in Caregivers of Patients with First-Episode Psychosis and Chronic Psychosis
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2022
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Dokuz Eylul University
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Background: Evaluating the emotional expression of caregivers is important in order to determine how the family member who takes the responsibility of mental illness can be affected and to prevent relapse. Objectives: This research has been done as descriptive cross-sectional with the aim of comparing to expressed emotion levels of caregivers on the first episode and chronic psychotic patient. Methods: The research was conducted in two university hospitals and psychiatry polyclinics of one training research hospital with a mental health and illnesses hospital between November 2017 and November 2018. The people (68) taking care of the first episode psychotic patients and the people (70) who are caregiver of chronic psychotic patients has formed sample of the research. Expressed Emotion Scale (EES) has beeen used in data collection. Number and percentage distribution, chi square, fisher exact test and t test analysis have been used on assessment phase. Results: Significant differences haven’t been found between avarage points (17.22 ± 4.92) of expressed emotion of people caregivers of first episode psychotic patient and avarage points (18.96 ± 5.71) of expressed emotion of people caregivers of chronic psychotic patients (t = 1.91, p =.058). There is no significant differences of caregivers expressed emotion between critical comment/hostility (p =.104) on low state and emotional over-involvement (p =.240) on low state. Conclusion: In this study, expressed emotion points of caregivers of first episode psychotic patients are similar with the sub dimensions of critical comments/hostility low state and emotional over-involvement. These results show that although the caregivers of first psychosis patients have a short time to experience the disease process, their expressed emotions are similar to the caregivers of individuals with chronic mental illness. It is important to strengthen the caregivers of first psychosis patients with intervention programs such as early psychosis programs and to develop coping skills. Family invervention programs, which will be initiated during the first episode psychosis process, can reduce the expression of high emotions in the later stages of disease. In addition, qualitative researchs that first episode psychotic and chonic psychotic patients’ caregivers’ manners and approachments toward family member who has mental illness can be examined deeply are suggested. © 2022, Dokuz Eylul University. All rights reserved.
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Caregiver, Chronic Psychosis, Expressed Emotion, First-Episode Psychosis, Psychosis
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E-Journal of Dokuz Eylul University Nursing Faculty
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15
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