Effects of a "nursing care program for group cognitive-behavioral therapy designed to recover self-esteem" on mentally disabled people

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24593515
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Community health/Gerontological nurisng
• Research Institution: Kagawa Prefectural College of Health Sciences
• Principal Investigator: KUNIKATA Hiroko 香川県立保健医療大学, 保健医療学部, 教授 (60336906)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 精神障がい者 / 自尊心 / 看護 / 認知行動療法 / 地域生活

Outline of Final Research Achievements

To examine the efficacy of a nursing-led group cognitive behavioral therapy program for the recovery of self-esteem, designed to help mentally disabled people, a non-randomized controlled trial was conducted with the following items as outcome indicators: self-esteem, psychological state, bias in cognition, the levels of psychological health and fatigue, and psychological symptoms. Patients in the control group did not undergo the program. There were 41 and 21 patients in intervention and control groups, respectively, and the former underwent the program consisting of 12 sessions. Measurement of outcome indicators was conducted prior to (baseline period), immediately following (intervention period), and three and twelve months after (follow-up period) intervention. The program improved the self-esteem of patients, their strain-anxiety, depression, fatigue, confusion, bias in cognition, confidence, ability for psychological control, and psychological symptoms.

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医歯薬学