Preventive educational programme for psychosis relapse prevention (PREDUCA): field questionnaire survey among participants
Abstract
PREDUKA (PREventive EDUcational programme for relapse prevention) is a six-hour professionally-led group programme for patients with psychotic disorders in outpatient care and for their relatives. In a field questionnaire survey we mapped usage of practical advice obtained from PREDUKA and theoretical knowledge of participants.
Participants from years 2007-2009 were included. The sample consisted of 14 patients and 22 relatives.
The average age of patients was 28,6 years, that of relatives 44,4 years. Knowledge of participants about psychosis and their therapy is very good, compliance of patients from our sample is high.
Participants usually follow advice obtained from PREDUKA. Common is the ignorance of important phone numbers (crisis centre, attending psychiatrist).
A long term group psychoeducation would be suitable programme for whole families as relatives express even higher dissatisfaction with communication within a family then patients themselves