PACTR202101590919131.
| Study name | Impact of brief psychoeducation intervention on caregiver burden of caregivers of children and adolescents with mental retardation attending the outpatient clinic in the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital Benin city, Nigeria |
| Methods |
Study design: RCT Country: Nigeria |
| Participants | Caregivers of children and adolescents with mental retardation Inclusion criteria: a. family caregiver who is at least 18 years old and offers at least 6 hours of care daily; b. caregivers who give their consent to participate in the study. Exclusion criteria: a. caregiver who is paid to care for the patient; b. caregiver who is too ill to participate in the study (chronic/acute physical or psychological illness). Stated purpose: to determine the prevalence and the sociodemographic correlates of burden as well as the impact of a brief psychoeducation intervention on caregiver burden amongst family caregivers of children and adolescents with mental retardation, receiving outpatient care at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital (FNPH) Benin City. |
| Interventions |
Intervention: Brief psychoeducation Received both routine care (comprised pharmacological and psychosocial management of clinic attendees and supportive counselling for clinic attendees and caregivers) and a brief psychoeducation intervention consist of a 45‐minute group session every week for a month. The intervention had four parts: week 1. Introduction and education on mental retardation, week 2. Skills to improve coexistence in the family, week 3. Relative’s self‐care, week 4. Feedback and evaluation. Apart from the first session, subsequent sessions began with a recap of the previous session and ended with a summary of the session for that day. Control: Usual care (routine care comprised pharmacological and psychosocial management of clinic attendees and supportive counselling for clinic attendees and caregivers) |
| Outcomes |
Participants'outcomes of interest for this review
Economic outcomes Nil Time points: baseline, post‐intervention (4th week and 8th week) |
| Starting date | 2 September 2019 Completed (20 April 2020 last follow‐up date) |
| Contact information | Atim Archibong, eka_56@yahoo.com |
| Notes |
Source of funding: Atim Archibong Prospective trial registration number: PACTR202101590919131 |