Effectiveness of Psychoeducational Program for Self-management Strategies to Cope among Patients with Depression | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 57, Volume 11, Issue 4, December 2020, Pages 965-978 PDF (1.25 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2020.207948 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Saida El Sayed Hassan Ibrahim El-Azzab* 1; Abeer Taha Ahmed2; Hussein M. Ahmed3 | ||
| 1Assistant Professor of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Beni-Suef University, Egypt. | ||
| 2Lecturer of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Cairo University, Egypt. | ||
| 3Lecturer of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Beni-Suef University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Patients with major depressive disorder experience many difficulties and need strategies to enhance adherence, cope with a chronic condition, and maintain a positive mental status which must address issues in training and patient education. Aim: The study aim was to examine the effectiveness of the psychoeducational program for self-management strategies to cope among patients with depression. Methods: A quasi-experimental design (one group pre/post-test) was used in the current study. It was carried out in the Outpatient Department at Psychiatric Hospital in Beni-Suef Governorate, Egypt. A purposive sample of sixty psychiatric patients medically diagnosed with the major depressive disorder was recruited in this study. Tools: consisted of four parts: Clinical and socio-demographic characteristics sheet, Self-rating depression scale (SDS), Self-management strategies, and The COPE inventory. Results: The findings of this study verified that statistically significant relation pre/post and pre/follow-up observations in self-rating depression scale, self-management strategies for people with depression, and the 15-scales of the coping inventory and statistically significant relation between post and follow-up observations in self-management strategies for people with depression and the 15 scales of the COPE inventory (p≤0.01 and p≤0.05). Conclusion: The results demonstrated that, the psycho-educational program is effective in promoting positive self-cope strategies for patients with depression. Recommendations: Nurses in psychiatric organizations, along with other healthcare members, should help patients develop, and use more self-management techniques and coping strategies. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Psycho-educational Program; Self-management Strategies; Cope; Depression | ||
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