The Effectiveness of Illness Management Skills Training in Individuals with Schizophrenia: A Study Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Year 2026, Volume: 5 Issue: 1 , 32 - 45 , 25.03.2026

Gülten Uzun , Neslihan Lök

https://doi.org/10.59398/ahd.1660885

https://izlik.org/JA92GD87RH

Abstract

Aim The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of Illness Management Skills Training applied to individuals with schizophrenia. Method This study protocol describes a randomized controlled trial with a pretest-posttest control group. In this protocol, Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials (SPIRIT) Statement 2013 checklist and Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials-SPI (CONSORT-SPI) 2018 flowchart were used. Among a total of 110 individuals with schizophrenia, 50 individuals who meet the inclusion and exclusion criteria will be randomly assigned to the intervention (25) and control (25) groups. In addition to routine outpatient clinic controls, the intervention group will receive Illness Management Skills Training in one session per week for 12 weeks, while the control group will continue their routine outpatient clinic controls without any intervention. Conclusion This protocol will test the effectiveness of Illness Management Skills Training in individuals with schizophrenia. The results will guide new interventions to be planned to improve illness management and recovery, engulfment and quality of life in individuals with schizophrenia. Trial Registration This protocol has been registered on ClinicalTrials. gov (NCT06883734)

Keywords

engulfment , illness management and recovery , Illness Management Skills Training , psychiatric nursing , quality of life , Schizophrenia

Project Number

23212018

Şizofreni Tanılı Bireylerde Hastalık Yönetimi Beceri Eğitiminin Etkinliği: Randomize Kontrollü Çalışma için Bir Çalışma Protokolü

https://izlik.org/JA92GD87RH

Abstract

Amaç Bu çalışmanın amacı, şizofreni tanılı bireylere uygulanan Hastalık Yönetimi Beceri Eğitimi’nin etkinliğini incelemektir. Yöntem Bu çalışma protokolü, ön test-son test kontrol gruplu randomize kontrollü bir çalışmayı tanımlamaktadır. Bu protokolde Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials (SPIRIT) Statement 2013 kontrol listesi ve Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials-SPI (CONSORT-SPI) 2018 akış şeması kullanılmıştır. Araştırma evrenini oluşturan toplam 110 şizofreni tanılı bireyden dahil etme ve dışlama kriterlerini karşılayan 50 birey müdahale (25) ve kontrol (25) gruplarına rastgele atanacaktır. Müdahale grubuna rutin poliklinik kontrollerine ek olarak 12 hafta haftada bir oturum şeklinde Hastalık Yönetimi Beceri Eğitimi uygulanacak olup, kontrol grubuna herhangi bir müdahale olmadan grup rutin poliklinik kontrollerine devam edecektir. Sonuç Bu protokol, şizofreni tanılı bireylerde Hastalık Yönetimi Beceri Eğitimi’nin etkinliğini test edecektir. Sonuçlar şizofreni tanılı bireylerde hastalık yönetimi ve iyileşme, benlik yitimi ve yaşam kalitesini iyileştirmek için planlanacak yeni müdahalelere rehberlik edecektir. Deneme Kaydı: Bu protokol ClinicalTrials.gov’a kaydedilmiştir (NCT06883734).

Keywords

benlik yitimi , Hastalık Yönetimi Beceri Eğitimi , hastalık yönetimi ve iyileşme , psikiyatri hemşireliği , Şizofreni , yaşam kalitesi

Ethical Statement

Çalışma için Selçuk Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Fakültesi Girişimsel Olmayan Klinik Araştırmalar Etik Kurulu’ndan etik izin (Toplantı Tarihi: 31.03.2023, Sayı: 2023/03, Karar no: 2023/13) alınmıştır.

Supporting Institution

Selçuk Üniversitesi Bilimsel Araştırma Projeleri Koordinatörlüğü

Project Number

23212018

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