1Tutor (PhD scholar), College of Nursing JIPMER, Puducherry
2Principal, A G Padmavathi College of Nursing, Puducherry
3Additional Professor, Department of Psychiatry, JIPMER, Puducherry
*Corresponding Author: R R Kavitha Tutor (PhD scholar), College of Nursing JIPMER, Puducherry Email: kavirr80@gmail.com
Online published on 9 October, 2018.
Bipolar affective disorder is a chronic, episodic illness that can create problems and disruptions in social, occupational, and family functioning of a client. Current study aimed to assess Family Focused Nursing Interventions (FFNI) on functional improvement on sample of symptomatic Bipolar disorder clients.
In view of checking the feasibility of Randomized controlled trial involving 208 samples, as a Pilot testing of 46 clients with bipolar affective disorders has been selected for this study. Study had equal number of control and study group participants 23 in each group. Control group received routine treatment, study group received FFNI in 7 sessions. The primary outcome is functional level of client, was assessed using Functional Assessment Short Test-FAST Score. The collected data was analysed using SPSS 20, Independent sample t-test, ANOVA and Pearson correlation used as different statistical methods. P value less than.05 was considered as statistically significant result.,
At the end of pilot study 45 patients completed the treatment and follow-up. After the random assignment to control and study group, the pre-test evaluation of functioning then repeated evaluation at discharge, after a month and at 2 month follow-up. Results showed that both group were comparable at baseline and there was a significant improvement in the functional level after FFNI. Study was feasible to conduct.
Adjuvant to routine treatment family focused nurse led interventions will improve the functional ability of the client.
Family focused, Bipolar illness, nursing intervention
