Effect of Psychological Capital Program on Flourishing and Health-Promoting Lifestyle among Patients with Depression | ||||
| International Egyptian Journal of Nursing Sciences and Research | ||||
| Volume 5, Issue 2, September 2024, Page 266-283 PDF (398.19 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejnsr.2024.322289.1399 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Sabah Saleh Hassan1; Hanan Salem Sanad  2; Reda Abdallah Abdel-Aziz2
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| 1Assistant Professor of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Minia University, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Lecturer of psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Minia University, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Psychological capital is a positive method focuses on the capacity to grow, nurture, improve, and flourish human beings instead of focusing on diseases and disorders. Aim: The objective of the current research was to evaluate the effect of psychological capital program on flourishing and health-promoting lifestyle among patients with depression. Research design: Research's aim was achieved through utilizing a quasi-experimental (pre, post, and follow up test) research design. Sample: Sixty depressed patients at Minia Hospital for Mental Health and addiction treatment were selected as a purposeful sample. Tools: Socio-demographic and clinical data sheet, Flourishing Scale, and Health- Promoting Lifestyle Profile questionnaire were utilized. Results: Findings proved high statistically significant differences in the global scores of Flourishing and Health- Promoting Lifestyle scales before and after program implementation. Conclusion: Psychological capital program is effective in enhancing depressed patients' flourishing and their health- promoting lifestyle profile. Recommendations: More efforts should be undertaken to include psychological capital program as a component of a holistic psychosocial interventions to depressed patients. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Psychological capital program; Flourishing; Health- Promoting Lifestyle; Depression | ||||
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