TY - JOUR
T1 - Effectiveness of family metacognitive training in mothers with psychosis and their adolescent children
T2 - a multicenter study protocol
AU - Ochoa, Susana
AU - Espinosa, Victoria
AU - López-Carrillero, Raquel
AU - Escudero-Martinez, Irene
AU - de Haro, Alejandro
AU - Birulés, Irene
AU - Barajas, Ana
AU - Peláez, Trinidad
AU - Díaz-Cutraro, Luciana
AU - Coromina, Marta
AU - González-Rodriguez, Alexandre
AU - Verdaguer-Rodríguez, Marina
AU - Gutiérrez-Zotes, Alfonso
AU - Palma-Sevillano, Carolina
AU - Montes, Cristian
AU - Gallego, Judith
AU - Paya, Beatriz
AU - Casanovas, Frances
AU - Roldán, María
AU - Naval, Emma
AU - Varela, Paloma
AU - Salas-Sender, Miriam
AU - Aznar, Ana
AU - Ayesa-Arriola, Rosa
AU - Pousa, Esther
AU - Canal-Rivera, Manuel
AU - Garrido-Torres, Nathalia
AU - Montserrat, Clara
AU - Muñoz-Moreno, Laura
AU - Crossas, Josep Maria
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2024 Ochoa, Espinosa, López-Carrilero, Martinez, Barrera, Birulés, Barajas, Pélaez, Díaz-Cutraro, Coromina, González-Rodríguez, Verdaguer-Rodríguez, Gutiérrez-Zotes, Palma-Sevillano, Montes, Gallego, Paya, Casanovas, Roldán, Noval, Varela Casals, Salas-Sender, Aznar, Ayesa-Arriola, Pousa, Canal-Rivero, Garrido-Torres, Montserrat, Muñoz-Lorenzo and Crosas.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Background: More than half of women with psychosis take care of their children despite the difficulties caused by the disease. Additionally, these kids have a higher risk of developing a mental health disorder. However, no interventions have been developed to meet these needs. Metacognitive Training (MCT) is a psychological intervention that has demonstrated its efficacy in improving cognitive insight, symptom management and social cognition in people with first-episode psychosis (FEP). Additionally, MCT has shown better results in women than men with FEP. This study aims to adapt and evaluate the efficacy of MCT-F in mothers and adolescent children in an online group context with the main purpose of improving family relationships, cognitive awareness and symptoms in women with psychosis and increase their children’s knowledge of the disease and their functioning. As secondary objectives, it also aims to evaluate improvements in metacognition, social cognition, symptoms, protective factors and self-perception of stigma. Materials and methods: A quasi-experimental design with participants acting as their own control will be carried out. Forty-eight mothers with psychosis and their adolescent children (between 12 and 20 years old) recruited from a total of 11 adult mental health care centers will receive MCT-F. Participants will be evaluated 11 weeks before the intervention (T1), at baseline (T2), and post-intervention (T3) with a cognitive insight scale, as a primary outcome. Measures of metacognitive and social cognition, symptoms, cognitive functioning, family and social functioning, protective factors (self-esteem, resilience, and coping strategies) and self-perceived stigma will be addressed as secondary outcomes. Assessment will also address trauma and attachment in mothers and, lastly, the feasibility and acceptability of MCT-F in both participant groups. Discussion: This will be the first investigation of the efficacy, acceptability, and viability of the implementation of MCT-F. The results of this study may have clinical implications, contributing to improving mothers’ with psychosis and adolescents’ functioning and better understanding of the disease, in addition to the possible protective and preventive effect in adolescents, who are known to be at higher risk of developing severe mental disorders. Clinical trial registration:https://clinicaltrials.gov/, identifier [NCT05358457].
AB - Background: More than half of women with psychosis take care of their children despite the difficulties caused by the disease. Additionally, these kids have a higher risk of developing a mental health disorder. However, no interventions have been developed to meet these needs. Metacognitive Training (MCT) is a psychological intervention that has demonstrated its efficacy in improving cognitive insight, symptom management and social cognition in people with first-episode psychosis (FEP). Additionally, MCT has shown better results in women than men with FEP. This study aims to adapt and evaluate the efficacy of MCT-F in mothers and adolescent children in an online group context with the main purpose of improving family relationships, cognitive awareness and symptoms in women with psychosis and increase their children’s knowledge of the disease and their functioning. As secondary objectives, it also aims to evaluate improvements in metacognition, social cognition, symptoms, protective factors and self-perception of stigma. Materials and methods: A quasi-experimental design with participants acting as their own control will be carried out. Forty-eight mothers with psychosis and their adolescent children (between 12 and 20 years old) recruited from a total of 11 adult mental health care centers will receive MCT-F. Participants will be evaluated 11 weeks before the intervention (T1), at baseline (T2), and post-intervention (T3) with a cognitive insight scale, as a primary outcome. Measures of metacognitive and social cognition, symptoms, cognitive functioning, family and social functioning, protective factors (self-esteem, resilience, and coping strategies) and self-perceived stigma will be addressed as secondary outcomes. Assessment will also address trauma and attachment in mothers and, lastly, the feasibility and acceptability of MCT-F in both participant groups. Discussion: This will be the first investigation of the efficacy, acceptability, and viability of the implementation of MCT-F. The results of this study may have clinical implications, contributing to improving mothers’ with psychosis and adolescents’ functioning and better understanding of the disease, in addition to the possible protective and preventive effect in adolescents, who are known to be at higher risk of developing severe mental disorders. Clinical trial registration:https://clinicaltrials.gov/, identifier [NCT05358457].
KW - adolescents’ mental health
KW - clinical trial
KW - family intervention
KW - metacognitive training
KW - mothers with psychosis
KW - protocol
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85190095799
U2 - 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1359693
DO - 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1359693
M3 - Article
SN - 1664-1078
VL - 15
JO - Frontiers in Psychology
JF - Frontiers in Psychology
M1 - 1359693
ER -
