Effects of a Positive Psychotherapy Program on Positive Affect, Interpersonal Relations, Resilience, and Mental Health Recovery in Community-Dwelling People with Schizophrenia.
10.4040/jkan.2017.47.5.638
- Author:
Jinhee KIM
1
;
Hyunjoo NA
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea. hjna21@donga.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Randomized Controlled Trial ; Original Article
- Keywords:
Schizophrenia;
Psychotherapy;
Affect;
Interpersonal relations;
Psychological resilience
- MeSH:
Adult;
Humans;
Interpersonal Relations*;
Mental Health*;
Psychotherapy*;
Resilience, Psychological;
Schizophrenia*
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2017;47(5):638-650
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: Recently, the interest in positive psychotherapy is growing, which can help to encourage positive relationships and develop strengths of people. This study was conducted to investigate the effects of a positive psychotherapy program on positive affect, interpersonal relations, resilience, and mental health recovery in community-dwelling people with schizophrenia. METHODS: The research was conducted using a randomized control group pretest-posttest design. A total of 57 adults with schizophrenia participated in this study. The study participants in experimental group received a positive psychotherapy program (n=28) and the participants in control group received only the usual treatment in community centers (n=29). The positive psychotherapy program was provided for 5 weeks (of 10 sessions, held twice/week, for 60 minutes). The study outcomes included positive affect, interpersonal relations, resilience, and mental health recovery. The collected data were analyzed using repeated measures ANOVA for examining study hypothesis. RESULTS: Results showed that interpersonal relations (F=11.83, p=.001) and resilience (F=9.62, p=.003) significantly increased in the experimental group compared to the control group. Although experimental group showed a slight increase in positive affect, it was not significant. CONCLUSION: The study findings confirm that the positive psychotherapy program is effective for improving interpersonal relations and resilience of community-dwelling people with schizophrenia. Based on the findings, we believe that the positive psychotherapy program would be acceptable and helpful to improve recovery of mental health in schizophrenia.
