Family/friends' experiences of Early Intervention in Psychosis group
Research type
Research Study
Full title
What are family and friends' experiences of a psychoeducation group within an Early Intervention in Psychosis service?
IRAS ID
240461
Contact name
Nicola Moran
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of York
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 3 months, 30 days
Research summary
The Carer’s Recognition and Services Act (1995), The Care Act (2014) and the National Service Framework for Mental Health (1999), highlight that health and social services must consider carers’ mental and physical health needs. Carers have a key role supporting the individual they care for and researchers are continuing to conduct studies to understand what support carers need.
The focus of the project is exploring carer’s experiences of attending an Early Intervention in Psychosis psycho-education group. Psychosis is known to have a significant impact on one’s health and future prospects such as employment, physical health and social connections. The Early Intervention in Psychosis team aims to prevent, delay and support individuals who are at risk of developing psychosis. Carer’s are a very important part of the recovery process for someone who has experienced a first episode of psychosis however there is limited research evidence advising on carers’ interventions.
The study invites family and friends’ who have attended a carers’ group run by an Early Intervention Team to be interviewed about their experiences of the group. The study aims to further understand what kinds of practices are most effective in providing the best possible information and support for family and friends' of an individual who’s experiencing first episode psychosis.
Participants will be recruited from the Early Intervention Service Carer’s group. The researcher is hoping to complete approximately 6 face to face interviews, dependent on how many people would like to take part. The interviews will take place either at the participant's home or in an Early Intervention clinic room dependent on participant preference. Participants will take part in one interview only. The researcher will then draw themes across the interviews.
The hope is to inform future carers’ groups to further improve the information and support provided to friends and family members.REC name
North West - Greater Manchester South Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/NW/0143
Date of REC Opinion
26 Feb 2018
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion