Effectiveness of Psychoeducational Program for Self-management Strategies to Cope among Patients with Depression
El Sayed Hassan Ibrahim El-Azzab, S., Taha Ahmed, A., M. Ahmed, H. (2020). Effectiveness of Psychoeducational Program for Self-management Strategies to Cope among Patients with Depression. EKB Journal Management System, 11(4), 965-978. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2020.207948
Saida El Sayed Hassan Ibrahim El-Azzab; Abeer Taha Ahmed; Hussein M. Ahmed. "Effectiveness of Psychoeducational Program for Self-management Strategies to Cope among Patients with Depression". EKB Journal Management System, 11, 4, 2020, 965-978. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2020.207948
El Sayed Hassan Ibrahim El-Azzab, S., Taha Ahmed, A., M. Ahmed, H. (2020). 'Effectiveness of Psychoeducational Program for Self-management Strategies to Cope among Patients with Depression', EKB Journal Management System, 11(4), pp. 965-978. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2020.207948
El Sayed Hassan Ibrahim El-Azzab, S., Taha Ahmed, A., M. Ahmed, H. Effectiveness of Psychoeducational Program for Self-management Strategies to Cope among Patients with Depression. EKB Journal Management System, 2020; 11(4): 965-978. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2020.207948

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, Page 965-978  XML PDF (1.25 MB)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2020.207948
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Authors
Saida El Sayed Hassan Ibrahim El-Azzab email 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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