@article{f93c2f2e99ad4ad893c681093aed1de5,
title = "Family Psychoeducation for Hepatitis C Patients and Their Families: Recommendation for Clinicians",
abstract = "PsychoEducation Responsive to Families for Persons coping with Hepatitis C (HCV-PERF) is a multifamily psychoeducation group model designed to help patients with hepatitis C virus infection (HCV) and their families navigate the illness and improve their readiness for treatment. The purpose of this article is to provide information and recommendations for clinicians interested in using the HCV-PERF model. The article provides details of the intervention model and presents thematic categories that evolved from analysis of interviews with clinicians with experience conducting and facilitating HCV-PERF groups. Based on these findings, recommendations were developed to inform and guide the use of HCV-PERF.",
keywords = "Groups, hepatitis C, psychoeducation",
author = "Simpson, {E. Whitney} and Sims, {Omar T.} and North, {Carol S} and Hong, {Barry A.} and Pollio, {David E.}",
note = "Funding Information: HCV-PERF is a multifamily psychoeducation group model for persons with HCV (Pollio et al., 2012). This psychoeducation model was developed for an National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism-funded project to help patients manage their HCV and improve their readiness for HCV treatment. For this project, 12 HCV-PERF groups were conducted with a total of 182 members with HCV. These groups generated a total of 28 different psychoeducation group curriculum topic requests, and the average number requested by each group was nine. All of the materials generated for the curricula and protocols developed for these groups has been assembled into an HCV-PERF manual that is available upon request from the authors of this article. The individual with HCV is invited to participate along with family members and other interested caregivers. The psychoeducation groups convene twice monthly for 90?minutes (12 sessions, over 6?months). Groups are cofacilitated by a medical professional (HCV physician specialist or HCV advanced practice nurse) and a mental health professional (social worker, professional counselor, or clinical psychologist). HCV-PERF groups generally meet in the same facilities where individuals infected with HCV receive medical care. Groups are held at times of the day most convenient for group members. The group sessions are problem oriented, focusing on dispensing information, sharing experiences, and providing mutual support. Each session includes: A brief opening check-in for the group membersa 15- to 20-minute informational didactic presentation on a specific topicA 15- to 20-minute brainstorming discussion on problems and issues faced by individuals related to the presentationA 15- to 20-minute group problem-solving discussion based on the results of the brainstormingA brief wrap-up. A brief opening check-in for the group members a 15- to 20-minute informational didactic presentation on a specific topic A 15- to 20-minute brainstorming discussion on problems and issues faced by individuals related to the presentation A 15- to 20-minute group problem-solving discussion based on the results of the brainstorming A brief wrap-up. Unlike the standardized structure of the individual sessions, the curriculum is uniquely developed for each group. In the first session, each HCV-PERF group?s members each independently generate from their own personal experience a specific list of problems and concerns they want to cover in the groups, which the clinicians use to create a master problem list for the group using items from the group members? lists. In the second session, problems are then rank ordered by members of the group based on the number of lists that identified the problem and the mean priority assigned for the problems across lists. The final list for each group forms an agenda for the group?s curriculum. A didactic curriculum is developed using standardized methods to create formalized presentations, with preestablished didactics (?Introduction to HCV-PERF? and ?Hepatitis C 101?) for the first two groups before the problem list is developed. Group member handouts with outlines and printed information such as fact sheets accompany the presentation materials. Topics existing in the HCV-PERF manual may be used as content for group sessions as appropriate based on the group?s curriculum topic list. In the event that topics are requested by groups that are not found in the manual, a protocol is included in the manual that can guide the group facilitators to develop a new curriculum for that topic. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Copyright: Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
year = "2017",
month = jul,
day = "3",
doi = "10.1080/01609513.2016.1149545",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "40",
pages = "202--213",
journal = "Social Work with Groups",
issn = "0160-9513",
publisher = "Routledge",
number = "3",
}