Healing Stigma Through Stories

Официальное название

Healing Stigma Through Stories: Learning From International Practices to Develop and Evaluate a Narrative Program for Individuals With Schizophrenia

Обзор

This study is the first phase of the research project. The purpose of this phase is to develop and refine a narrative-based intervention designed to reduce self-stigma among people with schizophrenia. A small pilot study will be conducted with 24 participants recruited from halfway houses in northern Taiwan. Eligible participants will receive the intervention, which consists of four group sessions and four individual sessions, held once a week for a total of eight weeks. The program uses narrative therapy techniques to help participants explore their personal experiences and reduce self-stigma. Participants will complete a workbook during the program, and the written content will be analyzed to better understand their experiences with stigma. Any personal information will be removed to protect participants' privacy. Before and after the intervention, participants will complete questionnaires on self-stigma, depression, social functioning, well-being, hope, and recovery. Information on medication use will also be collected. Group and individual sessions will be audio-recorded for research purposes. The questionnaire data and recordings will be used to evaluate the feasibility and preliminary effects of the intervention.

Вмешательства

• Другое Healing Stigma through Stories
  Four group sessions and four individual sessions, held once a week for a total of eight weeks. The program uses narrative therapy techniques to help participants explore their personal experiences and reduce self-stigma.

Первичные конечные точки

• The Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Scale [Срок оценки: At baseline(T0) and through study completion, an average of 8 weeks]

Вторичные конечные точки (5)

• Beck Depression Inventory-II [Срок оценки: At baseline(T0) and through study completion, an average of 8 weeks]
• Self-Reported Graphic version of the Personal and Social Performance Scale [Срок оценки: At baseline(T0) and through study completion, an average of 8 weeks]
• Subjective Happiness Scale [Срок оценки: At baseline(T0) and through study completion, an average of 8 weeks]
• Herth Hope Index [Срок оценки: At baseline(T0) and through study completion, an average of 8 weeks]
• The questionnaire about the process of recovery [Срок оценки: At baseline(T0) and through study completion, an average of 8 weeks]

Критерии участия

Критерии включения

• Aged 18 years or older.
• Diagnosed with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder.
• Clinically stable at the time of study enrollment.
• Able to communicate in Mandarin Chinese or Taiwanese.
• Able to read and write and complete study questionnaires.

Критерии исключения

• Individuals who lack the capacity to provide informed consent. Decision-making capacity will be assessed using a 10-item true/false questionnaire adapted from Okoli et al. (2018). Participants who answer fewer than 7 questions correctly will be excluded. Those who answer 7 or more questions correctly will receive an additional explanation from the research team. Only individuals who demonstrate a complete understanding of the study after this explanation will be enrolled.
• Unwilling to have the intervention sessions audio-recorded.

Критерии приведены из реестра в оригинале (на английском). Окончательную оценку соответствия проводит исследовательский центр.

Здоровые добровольцы: Нет

Дизайн исследования

Распределение

Не применимо

Модель

Одна группа

Маскирование

Открытое

Основная цель

Другое

Центры проведения

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Идентификаторы

NCT: NCT07708402 · NYCU115040AF · 115-2314-B-A49 -082 -

Первоисточники (государственные реестры)

• ClinicalTrials.gov (NIH, США)

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