The Effects of a Self-esteem Improvement Program on Self-esteem, Depression, and Interpersonal Relationships in Community Dwelling Patients with Chronic Schizophrenia / 정신간호학회지
Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
;
: 420-428, 2010.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-49649
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of self-esteem improvement program on self-esteem, depression, and interpersonal relationship in chronic schizophrenia patients living in the community.METHODS:
The research design was a non-equivalent pre and post control group design. One of two community mental health centers was randomly assigned to receive the intervention and the other served as a control. Eight patients in the intervention group and ten in the control group participated. For the intervention group, the self-esteem improvement program was provided in 60-minute session once a week for 12-weeks. Measurements were Korean version of self-esteem scale (SES-K), Korean version of beck depression inventory (BDI-K), and Korean version of interpersonal relationships (IR-K).RESULTS:
The only statistically significant difference between the experimental and control group was for interpersonal relationships. For the experimental group, there were statistically significant differences in self-esteem and interpersonal relationships.CONCLUSION:
The results indicate that this type of program has a positive effect on self-esteem and interpersonal relationships and can be a feasible type of intervention program for community dwelling patients with chronic schizophrenia.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Research Design
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Schizophrenia
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Community Mental Health Centers
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Depression
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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