TY - JOUR
T1 - Generalizability of the nami family-to-family education program
T2 - Evidence from an efficacy study
AU - Mercado, Micaela
AU - Fuss, Ashley Ann
AU - Sawano, Nanaho
AU - Gensemer, Alexandra
AU - Brennan, Wendy
AU - McManus, Kinsey
AU - Dixon, Lisa B.
AU - Haselden, Morgan
AU - Cleek, Andrew F.
PY - 2016/6/1
Y1 - 2016/6/1
N2 - Previous studies conducted in Maryland of the Family-to-Family (FTF) education program of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) found that FTF reduced subjective burden and distress and improved empowerment, mental health knowledge, self-care, and family functioning, establishing it as an evidence-based practice. In the study reported here, the FTF program of NAMI-NYC Metro was evaluated. Participants (N583) completed assessments at baseline and at completion of FTF. Participants had improved family empowerment, family functioning, engagement in self-care activities, self-perception of mental health knowledge, and emotional acceptance as a form of coping. Scores for emotional support and positive reframing also improved significantly. Displeasure in caring for the family member, a measure of subjective burden, significantly declined. Despite the lack of a control group and the limited sample size, this study further supports the efficacy of FTF with a diverse urban population.
AB - Previous studies conducted in Maryland of the Family-to-Family (FTF) education program of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) found that FTF reduced subjective burden and distress and improved empowerment, mental health knowledge, self-care, and family functioning, establishing it as an evidence-based practice. In the study reported here, the FTF program of NAMI-NYC Metro was evaluated. Participants (N583) completed assessments at baseline and at completion of FTF. Participants had improved family empowerment, family functioning, engagement in self-care activities, self-perception of mental health knowledge, and emotional acceptance as a form of coping. Scores for emotional support and positive reframing also improved significantly. Displeasure in caring for the family member, a measure of subjective burden, significantly declined. Despite the lack of a control group and the limited sample size, this study further supports the efficacy of FTF with a diverse urban population.
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U2 - 10.1176/appi.ps.201500519
DO - 10.1176/appi.ps.201500519
M3 - Article
C2 - 26876665
SN - 1075-2730
VL - 67
SP - 591
EP - 593
JO - Psychiatric Services
JF - Psychiatric Services
IS - 6
ER -