Existential technique and cognitive restructuring strategies in management of self esteem of clinically diagnosed epileptic patients in Nigeria
| Autor: | adebayo david oluwole, Sampson, Beatrice Nyege |
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| Zdroj: | BASE-Bielefeld Academic Search Engine East African Journal of Public Health; Vol 12, No 2 (2015) |
| ISSN: | 0856-8960 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder with lots of psychosocial implications that can result in low self-esteem and social inhibitions in several social activities. The uncertainty of never knowing where the seizure will occur lowers one’s self-esteem and dignity.Objective: This study, therefore, investigated effectiveness of existential technique and cognitive restructuring strategies in enhancing self-esteem of clinically diagnosed epileptic patients in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.Methods: Pre-test, post-test, control group experimental design with a 3x2x2 factorial matrix was adopted. Three groups which were; existential technique, cognitive restructuring; and control. Purposive sampling technique was used to select sixty (60) diagnosed epileptic patients between 15 and 60 years of age from three hospitals. Treatment lasted for six weeks. Self-Esteem Scale (r=0.85) was the only instrument used. Data were analyzed using ANCOVA and Duncan post hoc test.Results: There was significant mean effect of treatments on participants’ self-esteem (F(2,49) = 43.9;p |
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