Patients with social skills deficits such as problems with communication with other people, social withdrawal, problems with activities of daily living should be offered to social skills training. Patients with schizophrenia usually have social skills deficits. Social skills training is a set of systematic techniques and strategies useful for teaching interpersonal skills that are based on social learning theory. It is a widely used treatment of a range of psychiatric disorders as schizophrenia. The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of social skill training program on self-esteem, depression and interpersonal difficulties among schizophrenic patients. Design: Quasiexperimental design (one group pretest posttest design) was used to achieve the aim of the study. Setting: The study was conducted at The Psychiatric Hospital in Tanta and the Psychiatric Hospital in Mit-Khalf at Menoufyia, Egypt. Sample: A convince sample (50) was selected in the chosen setting inpatient department. Tools: four tools were used for data collection. Tool one: a structured: sociodemographic questionnaire to obtain demographic data about the studied sample. Tool two: The depression, anxiety and stress scale (DASS).In this paper the researcher used the depression scale only which consists of 14 items in the form of rating scale. The depression scale assesses dysphoria, hopelessness, and devaluation of life, self-deprecation, and lack of interest and anhedonia. Tool three: SelfEsteem Inventory Scale: It evaluates attitudes of individuals toward themselves and consists of 25 items. Tool four: Relationship Scales Questionnaire. It consists of 13 items five points Likert-scale. The results: There is a highly significant reduction of the mean score of depressive symptoms and interpersonal difficulties at 0.001 while highly significant increase of the mean score of self-esteem at 0.001 post program than pre program. Conclusion: The social skills training program had a positive effect on interpersonal difficulties, depressive symptoms and self-esteem of the schizophrenic patients after receiving social skill training program. Recommendations: Generalized of social skill training program for all psychotic patients in hospital to improve their social competence and self-esteem.
Parenting styles have crucial impacts on the psychological development of the adolescents and their future, such as health, mental well-being, academic achievement, self-esteem, and risk-taking behavior. The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between perceived parenting style and depressive symptoms among college students. The Design of this study was a descriptive co-relational design. This study was conducted at two faculties in Menoufia University (faculty of art and faculty of nursing). A systematic random sample consisted of 527students who were selected from the above mentioned setting. Two instruments were used for data gathering. Parental Authority Questionnaire and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) depression scale. The results of this study indicated that the most common parenting styles used among the studied sample was moderate authoritative style. Also more than half of the students had mild depressive symptoms. Conclusion: this study concluded that there was a positive correlation between authoritarian parenting style and depressive symptoms. Therefore, it is recommended that, an educational program should be given for the parents' of adolescents to increase their awareness about their adolescences' needs, problems and how to satisfy their needs and adapt with their problems.
Background: Schizophrenia is a severe, chronic, and long-term mental disorder; as well paranoid schizophrenia is the most common type of schizophrenia. Activity therapy can alleviate the symptoms of mental disorders, specifically paranoid schizophrenia, by improving the patient's symptoms and quality of life. Aimed to evaluate the effect of activity therapy on symptoms and quality of life among patients with paranoid schizophrenia. Subjects and Method: Design: A quasi-experimental design (pre/posttest single group type) was applied. Setting: The study was conducted in inpatient wards at the Shebin Elkom Psychiatric and Mental Health Hospital in Meet-khalf at Menoufia affiliated with the Ministry of Health and Population, Egypt, from the beginning of August 2022 to the end of November 2022. The therapy involved 9 sessions. Subjects: A purposive sample of fifty-one patients with paranoid schizophrenia. Tools: Personal characteristics and medical history sheet, Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS), and the Quality-of-Life Scale were used for data collection. The Results:There was a highly significant reduction in symptoms after activity therapy. As well, there was a highly significant improvement in quality-of-life after activity therapy at (p≤0.000). Conclusion: Regular activity therapy can alleviate the symptoms of patients with Paranoid Schizophrenics, which in turn improves all dimensions of their quality of life. Recommendations: Activity therapy should be provided as an intervention for patients with mental illness to improve their symptoms and quality of life.
Cerebral palsy is the most prevalent motor disability in children. The term "cerebral palsy" represents a group of conditions brought on by faulty brain development or brain injury that happen shortly after birth or early in life. The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment-based interventions on stress, future anxiety, and quality of life among mothers of children with cerebral palsy. Setting: The study was conducted in the outpatient clinic (Nero-psychiatric clinic) at EL Mogamma EL Teby AL Shamal, Shebin El-Kom City. Subjects: A purposive sample of 150 mother's children with cerebral palsy from the previously mentioned setting was included in the study. Instruments: Four tools were used; a semi-structured interviewing questionnaire, a stress level scale, a future anxiety scale, and a quality of life scale. After acceptance and commitment-based intervention and follow-up, the total score of stress and future anxiety levels in the study group are significantly lower than in the control group. Furthermore, the total score of quality of life levels significantly increased in the study group than in the control group after acceptance and commitment-based intervention and on follow up. Conclusion: Acceptance and commitment therapy was an effective intervention in reducing stress levels and future anxiety and improving the quality of life among mothers of children with cerebral palsy. Recommendation: As the primary source of information for mothers when giving the child necessary treatment, nurses in the outpatient clinic, physiotherapy clinic, and pediatrics department should be trained well and supplied with information and training on the cerebral palsy program. Also, an in-service training program for nurses on the value of acceptance and commitment therapy and how to use it to reduce future anxiety, and stress and improve quality of life.
Background: Postpartum period is associated with emotional disturbances with the tendency occurrence of post-partum depression and change in sleep quality. Cognitive behavioral therapy has been suggested as the primary line treatment for managing postnatal depression and it is also successful in dealing with post partum sleep problems. Aim: to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy intervention on depressive symptoms and sleep quality among postnatal women. Design: A quasi-experimental design was utilized. Setting: The study was conducted at three Maternal and Child Health Centers; three from ten health centers were selected by multistage random selection included; Shebin El-Kom (two centers) and Tala (one center) districts affiliated to Menoufia governorate, Egypt. Subjects: A purposive sample of 260 postpartum women selected from previous chosen settings. Instruments: three instruments were utilized included: An interviewing questionnaire contained; socio-demographic characteristics and current obstetric history of the studied women, The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and Sleep Quality Scale. Results: 81.5% of studied women suffer from possible depressive symptoms (risk for depression) in pre intervention, decreased to 53.5% in post intervention with statistical significance differences between pre and post intervention p =.000. Furthermore, there were statistical significance improvements in the levels of sleep quality among studied women p =.000 as evidenced by, 23.1% of studied women with severe sleep problem in pre intervention, decreased to 8.4% in post intervention as a consequence of intervention; 35.7% of studied women with mild sleep problem in pre intervention improved to 51.2% in post intervention. In addition, there was negative correlation between total score of depressive symptoms and sleep quality after cognitive behavioral therapy intervention. Conclusion: Cognitive behavioral therapy was an effective maneuver in reducing the symptoms of postpartum depression and improves sleep quality in postnatal women. Recommendation: Health education intervention based on preventive CBT should be provided to postnatal women to deal effectively with changes in sleep quality and manage depressive symptoms associated with postpartum period.
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