Table 4.

Common essential factors which facilitated positive outcome.

Study	Format	Psychoeducation delivered by/setting	Factors that facilitated attendance	Duration of psychoeducation	Teaching methods	Contents of psychoeducational programs
[22]	Group face-to-face	Mental health nurse inpatients	Advanced reminders Repeated sessions per weekend	Long program	Teaching and group discussion	Aetiology, symptoms and management of schizophrenia problem-solving skills, communication skills, and information on available local resources
Chien et al. [24]	Group face-to-face	Mental health nurse outpatients	Regular telephone follow-up	Long program	Group discussion and teaching	Aetiology, symptoms and management of schizophrenia Problem-solving skills, and communication skills
[23]	Group face-to-face	Mental health nurse outpatients	Running sessions at a convenient community setting	Long program	Group discussion, workshop, and teaching	Aetiology, symptoms, and management of schizophrenia Problem-solving skills, and communication skills
[26]	Group face-to-face	Mental health nurse. Inpatients	Not reported	Brief program	Group discussion, provision of handout, and teaching	Aetiology and symptoms and management of schizophrenia Information on available local resources
[9]	Group face-to-face	Mental health nurse. Outpatients	Not reported	Long program	Group discussion, provision of handout, and teaching	Aetiology and symptoms and management of schizophrenia Problem-solving skills, communication skills, and information on available local resources