Influence of health-behavior training on mind and serf-concept of children patients at school age having falling sickness
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2009.20.009
- VernacularTitle:健康行为训练对学龄期癫痫患儿心理及自我概念的影响
- Author:
Liu-Zhi LI
1
;
Ping-Hua CHU
;
Dong-Mei LI
Author Information
1. 山东济宁精神病防治院
- Keywords:
Children;
Falling sickness;
Health behavior;
Training;
Self-concept
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2009;15(20):1931-1934
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the influence of health-behavior training on mind and self-notion of children patients at school age having falling sickness. Methods Taking 112 school-aged children patients having falling sickness as the study subjects and dividing them into two groups: the study group and the control group. The control group was given a health education, and the study group was conducted a health-behavior training in addition to the health eduction. A comparison between the conditions before the training and after the training was conducted with Piers-Harris children self-concept scale. In addition, an evaluation on the effect was made after 1 year of discharge of the children from hospital. Results The six components, including behaviors, mind and conditions in school, physical appearance, anxiety, being gregarious, blessedness and satisfaction, as well as the total score of these' components, among the study group after being intervened, have statistically significant differences when compared to those of the control group (for all, P <0.01 ). The attitude to disease and to side effects of drugs, emotion, ability of adaptation to society, healthy condition, and satisfaction degree to lives, for the children patients in the study group is better than those for the children patients in the control group (P < 0. 01 ). Conclusions Taking health-behavior training as the intervening means may help the children patients eliminate their self-abasement mentality, and improve their self-concept level.
