Effect of Intervention Program on Self Care Skills and Self-efficacy among Patients with Depression

Mohamed Osama, Amal; Ibrahim Sabra, Amal; Mohamed Barakat, Mona

doi:10.21608/jnsbu.2023.274776

Effect of Intervention Program on Self Care Skills and Self-efficacy among Patients with Depression

Document Type : Scientific peer reviewed journal

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¹ Ph.D. Student of Psychiatric/ Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt

² Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing /Faculty of Nursing/Tanta University, Egypt

³ Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing /Faculty of Nursing/ Benha University, Egypt

10.21608/jnsbu.2023.274776

Abstract

Background: Patients with depression have deficits in self-care skills and self-efficacy to help
for resolve this discrepancy; it was necessary to have an intervention program to raise the level of
self-efficacy and improve self-care skills among patients with depression. Aim: This study aimed to
evaluate the effect of intervention program on self-care skills and self-efficacy among patients with
depression. Design: This study followed a quasi-experimental research design (pre/post- test) one
group. Setting: The study was carried out the inpatient wards at El-abbassia Psychiatric Mental
Health Hospital and Benha Psychiatric Mental Health Hospital. Sample: This study was conducted
on 40 patients with depression. Tools of data collection: The study tools divided into three tools,
(I) Structured Interview questionnaire sheet, (II) Self-care scale, (III) Self-efficacy scale. Results:
There was a marked improvement in total self-care skills and self-efficacy post implementation of
intervention program with a highly statistically significant difference between pre and post
implementation of intervention program among the studied patients. Also, there was a highly
statistically significant positive correlation between total patients' self-care skills and total selfefficacy at pre and post-implementation of the program. Conclusion: Intervention program have a
marked improvement in total self-care skills and self-efficacy among patients with depression.
Recommendations: Continuous in- service training programs for nurses about enhancing self-care
skills and self-efficacy skills are need to be implemented to provide basic necessary skills among
patients with depression .

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