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ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA
Volume 118, Issue 1, Pages 64-72Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2008.01216.x
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schizophrenia; peer support; randomized controlled trial; quality of life; psychiatric nursing
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Objective: To investigate the effect of a (minimally) guided peer support group (GPSG) for people with psychosis on social network, social support, self-efficacy, self-esteem, and quality of life, and to evaluate the intervention and its economic consequences. Method: In a multi-center randomized controlled trial with 56 patients in the peer support group and 50 patients in the control condition, patients were assessed at baseline and after the last meeting at 8 months. Results: The experimental group showed GPSG to have a positive effect on social network and social support compared with the control condition. In the experimental condition, high attenders favored over low attenders on increased social support, self-efficacy, and quality of life. Economic evaluation demonstrated groups to be without financial consequences. The GPSG-intervention was positively evaluated. Conclusion: Peer support groups are a useful intervention for people suffering from psychosis by improving their social network.
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