By: T K Sreedevi, M.Melvin David, K.Daniel Arun Kumar, Infancia Carmel, J Aswini, G Sravani, and G Supraja
1Associate Professor, Department of Mental Health Nursing, PES College of Nursing, Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
2Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health Nursing, PES College of Nursing, Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
3Professor, Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, PES College of Nursing, Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
4Student, Department of Mental Health Nursing, PES College of Nursing, Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Back ground of the study: This study aimed to investigate the level of understanding among patients and caregivers regarding Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), a safe and effective treatment for major psychiatric disorders. The objective was to assess how psychoeducation improved knowledge about ECT among caregivers of mentally ill individuals at tertiary teaching hospitals in Andhra Pradesh. Methods: The study used a pre-experimental design with a one-group pre-test-post-test approach. A total of 90 caregivers were selected through non-probability convenient sampling from the psychiatric ward and new psychiatric ward at PES Hospital. Data collection involved a self-administered knowledge questionnaire. Following this, caregivers received psychoeducation on ECT for 15-20 minutes. A post-test using the same knowledge questionnaire was conducted after 7 days. Descriptive statistics, paired t-tests, and chi-square analysis were used to analyze the collected data. Result of the study: Before the psychoeducation session, none of the caregivers exhibited adequate knowledge about ECT. Specifically, 10 (11.1%) had moderately adequate knowledge, while 80 (88.9%) had inadequate knowledge. Following the psychoeducation session, the knowledge levels among caregivers after 7 days showed significant improvement: 73 (81.1%) achieved adequate knowledge, 13 (14.4%) had moderately adequate knowledge, and 4 (4.4%) still had inadequate knowledge. The difference between pre-test and post-test scores was notable, with an overall pre-test mean of 7.056 ± 2.593 and a post-test mean of 27.79 ± 5.820. This indicates that the psychoeducation on ECT for caregivers of mentally ill patients was highly effective, as evidenced by a substantial increase in knowledge scores (t = 28.434). Conclusion: The study concluded that there was a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test levels of knowledge regarding ECT among caregivers of mentally ill patients, demonstrating the effectiveness of the provided psychoeducation. Additionally, the study found no significant association between the selected demographic variables and the knowledge levels.
Key words: Effectiveness, Psycho education, Knowledge, ECT, mentally ill, Caregivers
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