Purpose:The purposes of this study was to review the literature on intervention for treating anxiety and depression among unmarried mothers living in facilities, and to understand core that could promote the development of more effective interventions. Methods: Key words in English and Korean were used to search through eight electronic databases-PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, CINAHL, RISS, DBpia, NDSL, and the National Assembly Library. Results: Ten studies were ultimately selected for the integrative review and were evaluated in terms of contextual and methodological quality. The studies consisted of seven quasi-experimental studies and three case report studies. The selected studies utilized music, art, forest therapy, dancing, education, and play programs to change mothers' perceptions, emotions, and behavior and to improve their relationships with their babies or others.
Conclusion:It is important to consider mothers' self-awareness and emotional expression, and to improve their relationships with their babies or others as core elements when developing intervention programs for anxiety and/or depression among unmarried mothers living in residential facilities.
Purpose: To understand the core elements and the effects of interventions on the improvement of parentingcapabilities of unmarried mothers living in residential facilities, this study reviewed the literatures related to thisconcept. Methods: Five electronic databases (KISS, KMbase, KoreaMed, NDSL, and RISS) were searched, and eightstudies were ultimately selected for the integrative review. Results: The interventions were categorized into two types:psychological intervention and sociocultural intervention. The core elements of the psychological interventionsincluded cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and relational contents. Sociocultural aspects included raising personalskills for finding social support resources. Various studies showed the effects of intervention on efficacy, attachment,or parenting behavior. Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, health promotion programs to improve maternalparenting competency for unmarried mothers living in residential facilities need to be developed and applied.
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