The effect of symptom management program with Qigong exercise on depression of depressive disorder patients at Pak Nam Lang Suan Hospital, Lang Suan District, Chumphon Province
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Background: The objectives of this research were to compare the knowledge about depression, and to compare the depression of depressive disorder patients before and after joining symptom management program with Qigong exercise that use the service at Pak Nam Lang Suan Hospital, Lang Suan District, Chumphon Province.
Methods: This research is a quasi-experimental research. The study population consisted of 30 people. Data was collected by interviewing consisting of 3 parts which are 1)personal characteristics, 2) the knowledge of depression, and 3) the 9Q depression assessment form. The data was analysed by using descriptive statistics, and inferential statistics which are Wilcoxon match paired sign rang test.
Results: The mean score of the knowledge about depression before and after the experiment was significantly different (p <0.05). The mean score of depression of patients with depression before and after the experiment was significantly different (p <0.05).
Conclusions: Knowledge and depression scores of patients were statistically different between pre-post-test.
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