Hopefulness among individuals living with schizophrenia and their caregivers in Tanzania: an actor-partner interdependence model.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hopefulness is a positive orientation or state of mind that can aid in the recovery and treatment of mental illness, as it can have significant impacts on clinical and psychosocial outcomes. As resource-constrained settings work to implement recovery-oriented care, there is a need to better understand hopefulness among people living with schizophrenia (PLWS) and caregivers in their extended family networks. This study seeks to examine the dyadic relationship of hopefulness and its associated correlates among PLWS attending outpatient psychiatric clinics and their caregivers in Tanzania.

Methods

This study utilized baseline and immediate post-intervention data collected as part of a randomized controlled trial testing a culturally tailored model of Family Psychoedu

SUBMITTER: Martinez A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10339619 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature