The Effect of Wellness Recovery Action Plan Program on Depressive Symptoms of Older Persons with Major Depressive Disorder in Community
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Purpose: To study the effect of wellness recovery action plan program on depressive symptoms of older persons with major depressive disorder in community
Design: Quasi-experimental research
Methods: The sample was older persons with major depressive disorder in community, both females and males aged 60 years and over who were diagnosed by a psychiatrist with major depressive disorder, selected by inclusion criteria, then, equally randomly assigned to an experimental group and a control group with 21 subjects in each group. The experimental group received the wellness recovery action plan program for 3 weeks. The control group received regular nursing care. The research instruments consisted of: 1) the wellness recovery action plan program 2) the Beck depression inventory Thai version. Its CVI was .81. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient reliability of .80. Data were analyzed by using t-test.
Results: 1) The mean score of depressive symptoms after received the wellness recovery action plan program was significantly less than those before, at the .05 level. 2) The mean score of depressive symptoms who received the wellness recovery action plan program were significantly less than the control group who received regular nursing care, at the .05 level.
Conclusion: The result of this study support that the wellness recovery action plan program can reduce the depressive symptoms of older persons with major depressive disorder and more than regular nursing care.
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