Psychoeducational therapy with families of paranoid schizophrenia patients

Abstract Aim The study aimed to measure the effectiveness of psychoeducational therapy on the burden of families of paranoid schizophrenia patients. Methods An experimental research design was used in this study with an equivalent control group using 84 random allocation samples at a mental hospital in Semarang. The study instrument was the Indonesian version of the care burden scale (CBS). The Mann–Whitney test was used for the data analysis. Results The findings obtained show the effectiveness of psychoeducational therapy on family burden in the experimental group as opposed to standard therapy in the control group (before: Z  = −1.27; p  = .092, and after: Z  = −3.47; p  = .002). Conclusion We conclude that family psychoeducational therapy, as given to the experiment group, can decrease the family burden for the family of a paranoid schizophrenia patient. The application of family psychoeducational therapy can serve as guidance for the psychiatric nurse in reducing the family burden in the care of patients with paranoid schizophrenia.