J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs.  2010 Dec;19(4):420-428. 10.12934/jkpmhn.2010.19.4.420.

The Effects of a Self-esteem Improvement Program on Self-esteem, Depression, and Interpersonal Relationships in Community Dwelling Patients with Chronic Schizophrenia

• Kim JS
• Lim YM

• KMID: 2321876
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2010.19.4.420

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of self-esteem improvement program on self-esteem, depression, and interpersonal relationship in chronic schizophrenia patients living in the community.
METHODS
The research design was a non-equivalent pre and post control group design. One of two community mental health centers was randomly assigned to receive the intervention and the other served as a control. Eight patients in the intervention group and ten in the control group participated. For the intervention group, the self-esteem improvement program was provided in 60-minute session once a week for 12-weeks. Measurements were Korean version of self-esteem scale (SES-K), Korean version of beck depression inventory (BDI-K), and Korean version of interpersonal relationships (IR-K).
RESULTS
The only statistically significant difference between the experimental and control group was for interpersonal relationships. For the experimental group, there were statistically significant differences in self-esteem and interpersonal relationships.
CONCLUSION
The results indicate that this type of program has a positive effect on self-esteem and interpersonal relationships and can be a feasible type of intervention program for community dwelling patients with chronic schizophrenia.

Keyword

Chronic schizophrenia; Self-esteem; Depression; Interpersonal relationship

MeSH Terms

Community Mental Health Centers
Depression*
Humans
Research Design
Schizophrenia*

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  Figure 1 Conceptual framework of the study.

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  Figure 2 Research design. O1=pretest, O2=posttest, X=self-esteem improvement program.

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