The Effectiveness of Positive Psychotherapy on the Self- Efficacy and Psychological Wellbeing of Children with Thalassemia | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 47, Volume 12, Issue 3, September 2021, Pages 797-812 PDF (476.91 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.191831 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Merfat M. Atia1; Lamiaa Hassnin Eita1; Rania M Alhalawany1; Azza A Ghoneim2; Shimaa A Badawy2 | ||
| 1Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing / Menoufia University, Egypt | ||
| 2Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: thalassemia affects a patient’s psychological state and exerts adverse effects on the mental health of patients and their families. The chronic nature of thalassemia transforms varied aspects of patients’ lives, including their self-efficacy. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of positive psychotherapy on self-efficacy and psychological wellbeing of children with thalassemia Methods: A quasi-experimental, single-group, pre- and post- test design was applied to accomplish the study objective. The study was conducted at an outpatient clinic at Menoufia University hospital in Shebin Elkom in Egypt. Sample: A purposive sample of 60 thalassemic children was selected from the above mentioned environment. Data were gathered via two tools: the psychological wellbeing scale for children (PWB-c) and the self-efficacy for managing chronic disease 6-item scale. Additionally, socio-demographic data were collected, and therapy sessions were conducted. Results: a positive and significant correlation was found between the self-efficacy and psychological wellbeing of the studied children immediately after and one month following the intervention. A highly statistically significant improvement was noted in the total mean scores of both the self-efficacy and psychological wellbeing of studied children immediately after and 1-month after the intervention at p-value (<0.001). Conclusion: The implementation of positive psychotherapy proved constructive in enhancing the self-efficacy and psychological wellbeing of children with thalassemia. Recommendations: First, positive psychotherapy should be applied in specialized disease centers to increase the self-efficacy and psychological wellbeing of clinic workers as well as thalassemic children. Second, the scope of positive psychotherapy should be expanded to all treatment levels | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Positive psychotherapy; children with thalassemia; self-efficacy; psychological wellbeing | ||
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