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Table 5 Frequency of information and emotional topics addressed in PGIR

From: Provision of group psychoeducation for relatives of persons in inpatient depression treatment – a cross-sectional survey of acute care hospitals in Germany

Frequency of information topics1,2(n = 44)

1

dealing adequately with the patient

90.9%

2

decompression strategies

86.4%

3

symptoms and diagnosis

75.0%

4

communication patterns

61.4%

 

contingency plan

61.4%

5

warning signs

59.1%

6

pharmacotherapy

54.5%

7

psychotherapy

52.3%

 

risk factors

52.3%

8

cause of illness

50.0%

9

relapse prevention

47.7%

10

sociotherapy

40.9%

11

course of illness

36.4%

12

problem solving

31.8%

13

epidemiology

9.1%

Frequency of emotional topics 1 (n = 45)

1

excessive demands

95.6

2

helplessness

91.1

3

suicidality

82.2

4

guilt and shame

77.8

5

partnership

75.6

6

stigmatisation

71.1

7

isolation

60.0

8

quarrel with destiny

46.7

 

resignation

46.7

 

anergy

46.7

  1. 1in percent; sums greater than 100% due to multiple response options.
  2. 2out of six possible categories (“1 = none” to “6 = very much”), categories five and six were added and ranked according to their frequency.