Comparison of the Effectiveness of Psychological Education Based on Olson Model and McMaster Model on Family Cohesion of Schizophrenic Patients in Bushehr, Iran
نویسندگان
1 PhD student in Psychology, Bushehr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bushehr, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Bushehr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bushehr, Iran
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Bushehr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bushehr, Iran
4 Associate Professor, Department of Social Medicine, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Iran. 5Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Bushehr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bushehr, Iran
doi
10.30483/rijm.2021.254229.1074چکیده
Background: Family cohesion affects the health, mental and physical well-being, academic achievement, and emotional health of the family through the disturbing family environment and creating feelings of depression, aggressive behaviors, and delinquency, and disrupting family members' self-concept. Objectives: This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of psychological education based on Olson's model and McMaster's model on family cohesion of schizophrenic patients in Bushehr, Iran. Method: This study was conducted based on a semi-experimental pretest-posttest design and follow-up. The statistical population consisted of 425 patients in all families of schizophrenic patients who underwent treatment in the medical centers in Bushehr (both governmental and non-governmental) in 2019. The eligible samples (n=45) were selected by convenience sampling method from the parents of schizophrenic patients and randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. The required data were collected using a questionnaire, namely the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Scale (Olson, 1999) and analyzed in SPSS software (version 22) using multivariate analysis of covariance and post-test. Results: The results showed that psychological training based on the Olson and McMaster models effectively improved the family cohesion of schizophrenic patients (P<0.001); however, the McMaster model was more effective than the Olson model (P<0.001). Conclusion: According to the findings, the provision of psychological services was necessary to promote and cohere the families of schizophrenic patients; Therefore, the Olson and McMaster models can be used to promote and cohere the families of schizophrenic patients and provide the ground for their psychological care.
