Coping strategies of patients with mood disorders:a survey
10.3969/j.issn.1671-8283.2013.03.003
- VernacularTitle:心境障碍患者应付方式的调查分析及对策
- Author:
Kanglai LI
;
Jinmei YIN
;
Xiangrong ZHENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
mood disorders;
coping strategies;
nursing
- From:
Modern Clinical Nursing
2013;(3):9-11,12
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To study the coping strategies of patients with mood disorders and explore the corresponding nursing strategies.Methods A survey,using the coping strategies questionnaire,was conducted among 32 patients with unipolar disorder and 55 patients with bipolar disorder including 34 with current depressive episode,14 with current manic episode and 7 with mixed episode.Results As for coping strategies,no difference was found between unipolar depression and bipolar disorder with current depressive episode or mixed episode(P>0.05);while significant difference was found between bipolar depression and bipolar mania on problem solving(t=-2.869,P=0.006),help seeking(t=-2.443,P=0.018),self accusation(t=2.461,P=0.018)and withdrawing(t=2.870,P=0.006).The patients with unipolar disorder,bipolar depressive or mixed episode tended to use mixed coping strategies,with the percentages of 50.00%,41.18%and 42.86%respectively and 64.29%of the patients with bipolar mania tended to use mature coping strategies.Conclusions Coping strategies of patients with mood disorder are associated with the status of the diseases but independent of the categories of the diseases.Therefore,the corresponding nursing strategies include setting aside the problems,encouraging family member to make decisions and conducting active guidance.