Effect of Psychological Counseling Nursing Sessions for Patients with Depression on their Psychological Capital and Health Enhancing Lifestyle | ||||
| Damietta Journal of Nursing Research and Health Sciences | ||||
| Volume 2, Issue 2 - Serial Number 4, July 2025, Page 379-408 PDF (462.62 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/djnrhs.2025.406360.1022 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
shimaa S elsayed 
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| psychiatric and mental health nursing, faculty of nursing, benha university, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Patients with depression had deficits in psychological capital and health enhancing lifestyle. In order to assist in resolving this disparity, psychological counseling sessions were required to increase the psychological capital and improve the health-enhancing lifestyle. Aim of the study: aimed to evaluate the effect of psychological counseling nursing sessions on psychological capital and health enhancing lifestyle among patients with depression. Research design: One group participated in a quasi-experimental study design that included pre, post, and follow-up testing. Setting: The study was conducted at Psychiatric Health Hospital and Addiction Treatment, Benha City, Qaluobia Governorate. Subject: A purposeful sample of forty patients with depression was selected. Tools of data collection: I: Interviewing questionnaire, II: psychological capital scale, III: health promoting lifestyle profile. Results: The t-test indicated that there were significant differences in psychological capital and health-promoting lifestyle between pre-, post-, and follow-up (p < 0.05) of the psychological counseling nursing sessions. Also, there was a statistically significant positive correlation between the total mean score of psychological capital and the total mean score of health-promoting lifestyle post- and follow-up program implementation. Conclusion: psychological counseling nursing sessions improved psychological capital and health enhancing lifestyle among patients with depression. Recommendations: Incorporate psychological counseling nurse sessions into routine mental health treatment for patients with depression due to their beneficial in boosting psychological capital and promoting the adoption of health-enhancing lifestyle. Key wards: Psychological Counseling Nursing Sessions, Psychological Capital, Health Enhancing Lifestyle and Depression. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Psychological Counseling Nursing Sessions; Psychological Capital; Health Enhancing Lifestyle and Depression | ||||
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