The Effect of Psycho-education Program on Resilience in the Caregivers of Clients with Bipolar Disorder

Abstract BACKGROUND: Resilience in family refers to the flexible and developed behavioral pattern in the caregivers of clients with mental disorders that face challenges during the caring process. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of psychoeducation program on resilience in the caregivers of clients with bipolar disorder. METHODS: This is a quasi-experimental study with a control and an experimental group. The participants of the study were 64 caregivers of clients with bipolar disorder in Sanandaj. The experimental group received the intervention for 4 weeks. The control group did not receive any intervention. The instrument of this study included a demographic questionnaire and a Connor-Davidson (CD-RISC) Resilience Scale. The data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (independent t-test, paired t-test and repeated measures analysis of variance) using SPSS-22 software. RESULTS: The results showed that there is no difference between the experimental and control groups in terms of the distribution of contextual variables. There was no statistically significant difference between the mean and standard deviation of the resilience score before the intervention in the control group and in the experimental group (P = 0.059). However, after the intervention, the difference was statistically significant (P <0.001) and showed an increase in the experimental group. CONCLUSION: This Quasi-experimental study indicates that psychoeducation is an effective way for the resilience in the caregivers of clients with bipolar disorder and it can be promote resilience in the caregivers.