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Abstract(s)
A Esquizofrenia é uma doença mental grave, com séri
as repercussões no funcionamento
pessoal e interpessoal da pessoa doente e sua famíl
ia. Actualmente, o tratamento e a
reabilitação das pessoas com doença mental combinam
a intervenção farmacológica e
psicossocial.
O presente estudo tem como objectivo testar a versã
o portuguesa do modelo dos
Grupos
Psicoeducativos Multifamiliares
e analisar os seus efeitos: a) nas recaídas das pe
ssoas
com Esquizofrenia e; b) nas dificuldades percepcion
adas pelos respectivos familiares
cuidadores. Adicionalmente, pretende-se avaliar as
dificuldades e os factores
facilitadores na implementação dos
Grupos Psicoeducativos Multifamiliares
na prática
clínica.
Este trabalho de investigação tem um desenho quasi-
experimental, não inclui grupo
controle e a sua amostra é pequena, contando com ap
enas dez sujeitos empíricos, cinco
familiares cuidadores e cinco familiares com doença
mental. A amostra foi adquirida
por amostragem probabilística sistemática.
No presente estudo, após 9 meses de implementação d
os
Grupos Psicoeducativos
Multifamiliares
, não se verificou nenhuma recaída. Ao nível das di
ficuldades
percepcionadas pelos familiares cuidadores, verific
ou-se que a escala Carer ́s
Assessment Difficulties Índex - CADI teve uma evolu
ção positiva nas dificuldades
percepcionadas, embora não estatisticamente signifi
cativa.
As dificuldades de implementação dos
Grupos Psicoeducativos Multifamiliares
sentidas
estavam relacionadas com aspectos práticos e funcio
nais, tais como a motivação das
famílias, cepticismo relativo a estas intervenções,
disponibilidade dos familiares,
distanciamento geográfico, existência de transporte
s e o horário das reuniões.
Os aspectos facilitadores para a implementação dos
GPMF envolvem os recursos físicos
e logísticos, intervenção de técnicos conhecidos, o
momento de convívio e a promoção
do ambiente de grupo. A disponibilização de recurso
s logísticos, técnicos, humanos e
financeiros é essencial para o sucesso desta interv
enção.
Schizophrenia is a severe mental illness, with seri ous repercussion in the personal and interpersonal functioning of the sick person and hi s family. Today, the treatment and rehabilitation of people with mental illness combin e the psychopharmacology and psychosocial intervention. This study has the goal of test a Portuguese versio n of the Psychoeducation Multiple- Family Groups and analyse the effects: a) in relaps e of people with Schizophrenia and; b) in the difficulties percept by his family caregi ver. Additionally, we pretend assess the difficulties and the facilitating factors of the Ps ychoeducation Multiple-Family Groups implementation. This investigation study has a quasi-experimental d esign, don ́t have a group control and his sample has small dimension, with just ten indiv iduals, five person with mental illness and five family caregivers. The sample was acquired by probabilistic, systematic sampling. In this study, after 9 months of the PMFG implement ation, any patient has relapsed. In the level of the difficulties percept by the family caregivers, Carer ́s Assessment Difficulties Index - CADI had a positive evolution in the difficulties, although not statistically significant. The difficulties of the implementation of the PMFG was related with practical and functional aspects like the scepticism related with this interventions, family availability, geographic proximity, transport and the schedule of the meeting. The facilitating factors of the Psychoeducation Mul tiple-Family Groups implementation involves physical and logistic resources, interven tion of known technical, promotion of group environment and the moment of conviviality. The provision of logistical resources, technical, h uman and financial resources is essential to the success of this intervention.
Schizophrenia is a severe mental illness, with seri ous repercussion in the personal and interpersonal functioning of the sick person and hi s family. Today, the treatment and rehabilitation of people with mental illness combin e the psychopharmacology and psychosocial intervention. This study has the goal of test a Portuguese versio n of the Psychoeducation Multiple- Family Groups and analyse the effects: a) in relaps e of people with Schizophrenia and; b) in the difficulties percept by his family caregi ver. Additionally, we pretend assess the difficulties and the facilitating factors of the Ps ychoeducation Multiple-Family Groups implementation. This investigation study has a quasi-experimental d esign, don ́t have a group control and his sample has small dimension, with just ten indiv iduals, five person with mental illness and five family caregivers. The sample was acquired by probabilistic, systematic sampling. In this study, after 9 months of the PMFG implement ation, any patient has relapsed. In the level of the difficulties percept by the family caregivers, Carer ́s Assessment Difficulties Index - CADI had a positive evolution in the difficulties, although not statistically significant. The difficulties of the implementation of the PMFG was related with practical and functional aspects like the scepticism related with this interventions, family availability, geographic proximity, transport and the schedule of the meeting. The facilitating factors of the Psychoeducation Mul tiple-Family Groups implementation involves physical and logistic resources, interven tion of known technical, promotion of group environment and the moment of conviviality. The provision of logistical resources, technical, h uman and financial resources is essential to the success of this intervention.