Effects of Group Logo therapy Training on Self-Esteem, Communication Skills, and impact of event scale-revised (IES-R) in Elderly

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Soroush ◽  
Arash Ziapour ◽  
Manoj Sharma ◽  
Iran Jahanbin ◽  
Bahare Andayeshgar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Stressful Events ◽  
The Self ◽  
Case Group ◽  
Impact Of Event Scale ◽  
Event Scale

Abstract Background: To evaluate the effects of group logotherapy training on the Self-Esteem, communication skills, and dealing with event in elderly. Methods: The sample of this randomized controlled trial (RCT) includes 30 elderly individuals with unstable and weak self-esteem in an Daily Center for the elderly. The Samples are selected by convenience method and divided into two equal groups, i.e. the cases and controls. The Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory (CSEI), Weiss and Marmar’s Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R), and Barton’s Communication Skills Questionnaire were instruments for data collection. After evaluating the baseline, the case group attended ten sessions of group logotherapy. During this period, the controls were only using the conventional programs of the center. At the end of the program, the baseline sessions were completed by all participants at 1 and 3-month follow-up. The collected data were analyzed using analysis of variance with repeated measures, independent t-test, and chi-square. Results: The results show that group logotherapy significantly is effect on the improvement of self-esteem, communication skills, and dealing with events in the elderly (P<0.001). However, a decrease in the effects of the trainings over time was observed in the follow-ups one and three months after the program. Conclusions: It can be concluded that group logotherapy training can be used for boosting the self-esteem, improving the communication skills, and improving proper responses to stressful events among the elderly. The durability of the benefits of these trainings requires reevaluation of this program in the long term.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Group Intervention Approach for Nurses Exposed to Violent Speech or Violence Caused by Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

ISRN Nursing ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Makoto Inoue ◽  
Fumiko Kaneko ◽  
Hitoshi Okamura
Keyword(s):  
Group Intervention ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Psychiatric Nurses ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Impact Of Event Scale ◽  
Event Scale ◽  
Psychological Burden ◽  
Intervention Approach ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a group intervention approach aimed at improving the mental health of psychiatric nurses exposed to violent speech/violence. Sixty-two nurses having experienced serious episodes of violent speech/violence were enrolled in this study. A group intervention approach was used in the intervention group. For both the intervention and the control groups, evaluations were conducted at three time points. Evaluations were conducted using the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) and Profile of Mood States (POMS). The results showed that changes in the flashback, hyper-arousal, avoidance behavior, and total scores on the IES-R and anxiety and depression scores on the POMS differed significantly between the two groups. These results suggest that a group intervention approach can lessen the psychological burden of nurses exposed to violence and reduce their mental stress.

scholarly journals Study on Verifying the Effectiveness of Non-face-to-face Youth Volunteering in Improving Self-Esteem among Children of Deaf Adults (CODAs)

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 780-794
Author(s):  
Doyeon Won ◽  
Eunice Yang ◽  
Seojin Yi ◽  
Jeongwoo Cho ◽  
Alex Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Self ◽  
Growth Effect ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Deaf Adults ◽  
Volunteer Programs ◽  
Art Activities ◽  
Experimental Group

The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of youth volunteering in increasing the self-esteem of hearing children of deaf adults (CODAs), who commonly start taking care of their parents from a young age. To this end, an experimental study based on the non-equal comparison groups design was applied to a experimental group of 4 participants and a control group of 3 participants, selected based on the recommendation from expert social workers from the M General Social Welfare Center in P City. The volunteer programs, conducted non-face-to-face due to COVID-19, were centered on art activities such as drawing one's own dreams, decorating flowers, and customizing pencil cases. Repeated measures analysis of variance (rANOVA) was conducted to verify the effectiveness of volunteering, and the analysis results are as follows. First, in both the experimental group and the control group, CODAs’ self esteem increased after the program was carried out. Second, while the growth effect appeared in both groups, the slope of increase in the self-esteem of the experimental group was significantly higher than that of the control group. Accordingly, the effectiveness of volunteering to improve CODAs' self-esteem was verified. This study suggests academic and practical implications based on these findings.

A randomized controlled trial of individual psychological debriefing for victims of violent crime

1999 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 793-799 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. ROSE ◽  
C. R. BREWIN ◽  
B. ANDREWS ◽  
M. KIRK
Keyword(s):  
Violent Crime ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Traumatic Experience ◽  
Symptom Scale ◽  
Impact Of Event Scale ◽  
Psychological Reactions ◽  
Event Scale ◽  
Psychological Debriefing ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
The Impact

Background. It has been suggested that giving people the opportunity talk about a traumatic experience may prevent the development of later disorder. We tested the efficacy of two brief interventions, education and psychological debriefing, designed to prevent adverse psychological reactions to criminal victimization.Methods. Individuals who had been the victims of a violent crime within the past month were written to and invited to take part in a study of their attitudes to crime and punishment: 2161 were contacted and 243 replied, of whom 157 were eligible and were randomly assigned either to an education condition, to a psychological debriefing plus education condition, or to an assessment only condition. Education involved providing information about normal post-traumatic reactions. Debriefing involved in-depth probing about events, thoughts and feelings experienced during the crime. Subjects were recruited from police and hospital sources and interviewed in their own homes: 138 were followed up at 6 months, and 92 at 11 months.Results. Outcome was assessed using a DSM-III-R diagnosis of PTSD, the Post-traumatic Symptom Scale, the Impact of Event Scale and the Beck Depression Inventory. All groups improved over time but there were no between-group differences.Conclusions. No evidence was found to support the efficacy of brief one-session interventions for preventing post-traumatic symptoms in individual victims of violent crime.

Does social support from family and friends work as a buffer against reactions to stressful life events such as terminal cancer?

2007 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
GERD INGER RINGDAL ◽  
KRISTEN RINGDAL ◽  
MARIT S. JORDHØY ◽  
STEIN KAASA
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Emotional Functioning ◽  
Stressful Events ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Terminal Cancer ◽  
Stress Reactions ◽  
Impact Of Event Scale ◽  
Event Scale ◽  
Low Degree ◽  
The Impact

Objective: To examine the relationship between social support and emotional functioning and stress reactions. Our hypothesis is that patients who reported a high degree of social support will experience better emotional functioning and less serious stress reactions than patients with a low degree of social support.Method: The sample was comprised of 434 patients at the Palliative Medicine Unit (PMU), University Hospital of Trondheim in Norway. The patients completed a questionnaire monthly including questions about social support from the MacAdam's Scale, subjective stress measured by the Impact of Event Scale (IES), and emotional functioning measured by the subscale in the EORTC QLQ-30.Results: Although our hypothesis was not supported at the baseline assessment, it was supported at the second assessment, 2 months later. Patients with high social support reported better emotional functioning and less serious stress reactions, in terms of lower scores on the IES avoidance subscale, than patients with a low degree of social support.Significance of the results: The mixed findings may indicate that social support has only small effects on emotional functioning and stress reactions. Our results on the second assessment indicate, however, that social support might work as a buffer against reactions toward external stressful events such as terminal cancer.

Characteristics of High and Low Self-Esteem in the Elderly

1982 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen I. Hunter ◽  
Margaret W. Linn ◽  
Rachel Harris
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Living Arrangement ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Self ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Control Orientation ◽  
Reported Health

Self-esteem is fundamental to the elderly's experience of life. To examine what background and personality characteristics were associated with low and high self-esteem in the elderly, 250 men and women age sixty-five and older were studied. Elderly with either high or low self-esteem did not differ with respect to age, income, education, or living-arrangement. However, the low self-esteem group had poorer self-reported health, more pain, and higher disability. The low self-esteem group had significantly higher scores on depression, anxiety, somatization, and a more external locus of control orientation both with and without health variables controlled. These data suggest that intervention may be a viable aid in promoting better feelings toward the self for persons over age sixty-five.

scholarly journals Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Using the Traditional Japanese Herbal Medicine Saikokeishikankyoto: A Randomized, Observer-Blinded, Controlled Trial in Survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takehiro Numata ◽  
Shen GunFan ◽  
Shin Takayama ◽  
Satomi Takahashi ◽  
Yasutake Monma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Physical Symptoms ◽  
Great East Japan Earthquake ◽  
Impact Of Event Scale ◽  
Event Scale ◽  
Post Hoc ◽  
And Control

The Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami caused immense damage over a wide area of eastern Japan. Hence, many survivors are at high risk for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This randomized, observer-blinded, controlled trial examined the efficacy and safety of the traditional Japanese herbal formula saikokeishikankyoto (SKK) in the treatment of PTSD among survivors of this disaster. Forty-three participants with an Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) score ≥ 25 were randomized into SKK(n=21)and control(n=22)groups. The primary endpoint was the change in IES-R scores from baseline till after 2 weeks of treatment. Intergroup statistical comparisons were performed. The magnitude of changes in total IES-R scores differed significantly between the two groups(P<0.001). Post hoc analysis showed that the total IES-R score improved significantly in the SKK group from 49.6 ± 11.9 to 25.5 ± 17.0 (P< 0.001). Subscale scores improved significantly in the SKK group (avoidance,P=0.003; hyperarousal,P<0.001; intrusion,P<0.001). Two-week treatment with SKK significantly improved IES-R scores among PTSD patients. This traditional medicine may be a valid choice for the treatment of psychological and physical symptoms in PTSD patients.

scholarly journals 0824 Improving Subjective Sleep Quality Measures Through Mindfulness Training in the Elderly: Preliminary Data from the Mindfulness Sleep Therapy (MIST) Study

SLEEP ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 43 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. A314-A314
Author(s):  
F Perini ◽  
K Foong Wong ◽  
J Teng ◽  
Z Hassirim ◽  
J Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Quality Measures ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Behavioural Intervention ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
Subjective Sleep Quality ◽  
Significant Group ◽  
Subjective Sleep

Abstract Introduction Poor sleep is a modifiable risk factor for multiple chronic disorders. Mindfulness-based therapies potentially improve sleep by enhancing awareness and acceptance of internal and external experiences, thus reducing pre-sleep hyper-arousal. In this pre-registered, randomized controlled trial, we tested the effect of mindfulness-based treatment for insomnia (MBTI) on subjective sleep quality measures (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Questionnaire, PSQI) in the elderly. Methods Participants above 50 years old with sleep difficulties (PSQI ≥ 5) (mean (sd) age = 62.0 (6.35), 44 female) attended either an 8-week MBTI (N = 34) or sleep hygiene education and exercise program (SHEEP; N = 35). Before and after the interventions, we collected PSQI, insomnia symptoms and features measures (Pre-Sleep Arousal Scale, PSAS; Insomnia Severity Index, ISI; Dysfunctional Beliefs and Attitudes about Sleep, DBAS-30), mindfulness (Five-Facets Mindfulness Questionnaire, FFMQ), and mood and anxiety (Back Depression Inventory, BDI; State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, STAI). PSQI and PSAS (N = 26 to date) were collected at 6-month follow-up. Data were analysed with repeated-measures ANCOVA with group as a between-subject variable for the first 69 participants who completed the study. Results We observed significant improvement across both groups for sleep measures (PSQI: F1,67=36.442, p&lt;.01; PSAS-Cognitive: F1,67=12.664, p&lt;.01; ISI: F1,67=36.442, p&lt;.0; DBAS: F1,67=28.749, p&lt;.01) and mood (BDI: F1,67=26.393, p&lt;.01; STAI-State: F1,67=4.608, p=.04; STAI-Trait: F1,67=7.687, p&lt;.01), but not for Mindfulness (F1,67=2.256, p=.14) nor PSAS-somatic. No significant group by time interactions were found. We observed a correlation between PSQI decreases and FFMQ increases in MBTI (r=-.53, p&lt;.01), but not in SHEEP (r=-.07, p=.70) participants. ANCOVA of 6-month PSQI data revealed a significant group by time interaction (F1,24=19.525, p=.03), with reduction from baseline in MBTI (t12=4.769, p&lt;.01), but not in SHEEP group (t12=3.813, p=.08). Conclusion Preliminary results support MBTI as an accessible but effective behavioural intervention with potential long-term benefits for improving sleep and mood, and reducing cognitive-emotional arousal in the elderly. Support This study was supported by an award from the 7th grant call of the Singapore Millennium Foundation Research Grant Programme

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