Comparing the effect of social media-based drama, music and art therapies on reduction in post-traumatic symptoms among Nigerian refugees of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Autor: Gever VC; Department of Mass Communication, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria. Electronic address: Encyclopeadia100@gmail.com., Iyendo TO; Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria. Electronic address: timothy.iyendo@nileuniversity.edu.ng., Obiugo-Muoh UO; Collaboration Unit Center for Basic Space Science, Nsukka, Nigeria. Electronic address: udokamuoh@gmail.com., Okunade JK; Department of Mass Communication, Caleb University, Imota, Lagos State, Nigeria. Electronic address: kayode.okunade@calebuniversity.edu.ng., Agujiobi-Odoh N; Department of Fine and Applied Art, University of Nigeria, Nigeria. Electronic address: ngozi.agujiobi-odoh@unn.edu.ng., Udengwu N; Department of Theatre and Film Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria. Electronic address: ngozi.udengwu@unn.edu.ng., Talabi FO; Department of Mass Communication, Redeemer's University, Ede, Osun State, Nigeria. Electronic address: talabif@run.edu.ng., Nwokolo PN; Department of Mass Communication, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria. Electronic address: Peter.nwokolo@unn.edu.ng.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of pediatric nursing [J Pediatr Nurs] 2023 Jan-Feb; Vol. 68, pp. e96-e102. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Dec 02.
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2022.11.018
Abstrakt: Purpose: The objective of this study was to ascertain the effectiveness of social media-based music, art and drama therapies in treating PTSD symptoms among Nigerian evacuees from the Russia-Ukraine war.
Design and Methods: This study was a quasi-experiment involving a sample of 330 participants that were randomly assigned to control and treatment groups. The treatment group was further classified into three groups according to the different contents of the therapies they received.
Results: The study result showed that social media-based therapies effectively reduced PTSD symptoms for participants in the treatment group, unlike those who did not receive the intervention. Comparatively, drama therapy was more effective than art and music therapies. The reason drama therapy was more effective could be because it engaged the minds and body of the participants more than the other therapies.
Conclusion: Although art, music and drama therapies are effective treatment options for reducing symptoms of PTSD among victims of war, drama therapy is the most effective among them all.
Practical Implications: The result of this study has practical implications for health promotion from the perspective of nursing services by showing that social media-based therapies could serve as viable and cost-effectivealternativese to face-to-face group therapy.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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