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Sharif L S, Izadi F. The effectiveness of the Community Re-entry program on improving social skills and adherence to medication in patients with schizophrenia. Rooyesh 2023; 12 (2) :153-162
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1- MA.Student, Department of Clinical Psychology, Khomeinishahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khomeinishahr/Isfahan, Iran.
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Khomeinishahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khomeinishahr/Isfahan, Iran. , izadi@iaukhsh.ac.ir
Abstract: (601 Views)
The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of the return to society program on improving social skills and medication adherence in patients with schizophrenia in Isfahan City. The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of this research was made up of all patients with schizophrenia in Zafar Neuropsychological Treatment and Rehabilitation Center in 1401. Using the purposive sampling method, 30 patients were selected and randomly assigned to two groups of 15 people, test and control. To measure and collect data from the skills questionnaire Matson et al. (Messy, 1983) and Morisky et al. (MMAS, 2008) were used. After the pre-test, the participants in the experimental group were trained in the community return program in 16 sessions as a group (two groups of 7 and 8 people). The data was analyzed by covariance analysis. The findings showed that by controlling the pre-test effect between the average social skills and medication adherence in the post-test of the experimental and control groups, there was a significant difference in the level There is (P<0.05). Also, the treatment was not significant on the components of social skills, including appropriate social skills, antisocial behavior, superiority, and relationship with peers, and not significant on aggression (P<0.05). These results show that the implementation of the return to society program is effective in improving the social skills and medication adherence of schizophrenic patients.
Type of Article:
Research |
Subject:
Clinical Psychology Received: 2022/10/28 | Revised: 2023/06/17 | Accepted: 2022/12/9 | ePublished: 2023/04/30