TY - JOUR AU - ศรีประสาร, ชนกพร AU - วัชรสินธุ์, จินตนา AU - เฮงอุดมทรัพย์, ภรภัทร PY - 2018/04/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Feasibility of Enhancing Happiness and Resilience Family-Based Program on Depressive Symptoms among Adolescents JF - Journal of The Royal Thai Army Nurses JA - J Royal Thai Army Nurses VL - 19 IS - 0 SE - Research Articles DO - UR - https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JRTAN/article/view/134537 SP - 279-288 AB - <p>This pilot study examined the feasibility of implementing the Enhancing Happiness and Resilience&nbsp;Family-Based program. Purposive sampling was used to recruit 10 high-school adolescents with mild to&nbsp;moderate depressive symptoms in Kalasin Province, Northeastern, Thailand. Four measures were used to&nbsp;collect data including a demographic data record form, a Thai version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies&nbsp;Depression Scale, The enhancing happiness and resilience family-based program, and a program evaluation&nbsp;questionnaire. The participants and family members participated in a weekly program for four weeks, 45-60&nbsp;minutes per week. Descriptive statistics and a nonparametric test were used to analyze the data. Initial results&nbsp;of the pilot study showed that after completing the Enhancing Happiness and Resilience Family-Based program,&nbsp;participants had significantly decreased depressive symptoms. The participants and family members were&nbsp;satisfied with the program’s content and activities. The feasibility of implementing this program to reduce&nbsp;depressive symptoms among adolescents has been supported. Research beyond the pilot study is needed to&nbsp;examine the program under more controlled conditions. It is anticipated that psychiatric-mental health nurses&nbsp;will be able to implement the program for high-school students after further testing.</p> ER -