Author/Authors :
Foruzandeh, Nasrin Department of Psychiatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran, ايران , Parvin, Neda Department of Psychiatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran, ايران , Deris, Fatemeh Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran, ايران
Abstract :
BACKGROUND: BACKGROUND: Family functioning is one of the most important aspects of psychiatric treatment. The purpose of
this study was the comparison of family functioning in family members of schizophrenic patients and patients with
mood disorders in Shahrekord, Iran.
METHODS: METHODS: This analytical descriptive study was conducted on family members of 186 patients diagnosed with
schizophrenia and mood disorders. The data were collected through interviews using the family assessment
device. Data were analyzed using chi-square, Student’s t-test, Pearson correlation, and multivariate analysis of
variance (MANOVA).
RESULTS: RESULTS: The mean total score of the questionnaire in the family members of patients with mood disorders
(2.34 ± 0.26) was significantly (P < 0.001) lower than that in schizophrenic patients' family members
(2.55 ± 0.31).
CONCLUSION: CONCLUSION: The present study highlighted that family functioning among family members of patients with
schizophrenia had problems in all domains.
Keywords :
Family Functioning , Mood Disorder , Schizophrenia ,
