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KMID : 0614420120400030260
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Mental Health & Social Work
2012 Volume.40 No. 3 p.260 ~ p.282
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Meta-analysis on the Effectiveness of Social Function Improvement Programs for People with Schizophrenia
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Lee Hyun-Ju
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of social function improvement programs for people with schizophrenia by meta- analysis. It was performed on 106 effect sizes from 72 empirical studies that were published between 1995 and 2011.The findings of the study are summarized as follows. First, the total mean effect-size of social function improvement programs for people with schizophrenia was found to be 0.838(95% CI. 0.685 to 0.991). It showed that social function improvement programs are an effective treatment in people with schizophrenia. This effect size is large, according to Cohen`s definition. second, social function improvement programs were most effective in 30`s, 19~24 sessions, 60～120 minutes, 16～20 sample. Finally, it is suggested that future research have to cover unpublished studies.
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KEYWORD
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social function, people with schizophrenia, the effectiveness of program, meta-analysis, effect size
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