Comparison between Camberwell Family Interview and Expressed Emotion Scale in determining emotions of caregivers of schizophrenic patients/Sizofreni hastalarina bakim verenlerin duygu ifadelerini belirlemede Camberwell Aile Gorusmesi ile Duygu Ifadesi Olceginin karsilastirilmasi

Introduction: The aim of the study was to compare the Camberwell Family Interview (CFI) and the Expressed Emotion Scale (EES) in determining the level of expressed emotion in caregivers of patients with schizophrenia. Method: The study sample included caregivers of 22 schizophrenic patients followed in two psychiatric clinics. The level of expressed emotion in the caregivers was assessed by the CFI and the EES. CFI was applied to caregivers of the inpatients and the procedure was audio recorded. These records were later used for the ratings. EES was completed by the caregivers. Total EES scores were used to determine the level of expressed emotion in the caregivers. Results: Forty point nine percent and 50% of the caregivers had high level of expressed emotion based on the analysis of the data obtained from the CFI and EES. Fifty-nine percent and 50% of the caregivers had low level of expressed emotion based on the data obtained from the CFI and EES. The proportion of the caregivers with high level of expressed emotion as measured by the CFI and the EES were not statistically significantly different within the sample ([chi square] = 0.727). Conclusion: The CFI and the EES were similar in determining the level of expressed emotion in caregivers of schizophrenic patients. It can be suggested that the EES, a user friendly tool, may be preferred to determine the level of expressed emotion in caregivers of patients with schizophrenia. However, further studies with larger samples are needed to obtain more reliable results. (Archives of Neuropsychiatry 2013; 50:301-305) Key words: Schizophrenia, caregivers, expressed emotion, Expressed Emotion Scale, Canberwell Family Interview Conflict of interest: The authors reported no conflict of interest related to this article. Giris: Arastirmanin amaci, sizofreni hastalarina bakim verenlerin duygu ifade duzeylerini belirlemede Camberwell Aile Gorusmesi (CAG) ve Duygu Ifadesi Olcegini (DIO) karsilastirmaktir. Yontem: Arastirmanin orneklemini iki psikiyatri klinigine yatan 22 sizofreni hastasinin bakim verenleri olusturmustur. Bakim verenlerin duygu ifadelerini belirlemek icin CAG ve DIO kullanilmistir. Hastanin klinikte yatisi sirasinda bakim veren ile CAG yapilmis, gorusme teybe kaydedilmis ve kayit cozumlemesinin ardindan duygu ifadesi olceklerinin degerlendirilmesinde egitim almis arastirmaci tarafindan bakim verenlerin duygu ifadesi duzeyleri belirlenmistir. Daha sonra 41 maddeden olusan ve bakim verenin doldurdugu DIO