Patchanee Maknuang. Effect of cognitive behavior modification program on stress in diabetes patients . Master's Degree(Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing). Mahidol University. : Mahidol University, 2004.
Effect of cognitive behavior modification program on stress in diabetes patients
Abstract:
This thesis was a quasi-experimental research aiming to examine the effects of
Cognitive Behavior Modification Program on stress in diabetes patients. The study
was conducted among diabetes patients at the diabetes clinic in Saingam Hospital,
Kamphaengpet with stress levels 3 and 4, mild stress and high stress as defined by
the Thai Stress Test. Twenty –two subjects with similar characteristics were selected
by simple random sampling, then randomly divided into an experimental group and
a control group. The experimental group received the Cognitive Behavior
Modification Program twice a week for four weeks for eight sessions, each session
about 60 minutes, and they received a follow-up session two weeks after
the intervention phase whereas the control group received only the usual routine care
from the diabetes clinic. The study was carried out from 19 May until 10 July 2004.
The data obtained were analyzed with percentage, Man Whitney U Test and Wilcoxon
Sign Ranks Test.
The result immediately after the intervention and after the two weeks
follow-up phase demonstrated that the stress levels in the experimental group were
lower than the stress levels before the intervention at a statistically significant level of
.05. In addition immediately after the intervention and after the two weeks follow-up
phase, the stress levels in the experimental group were lower than the control group at
a statistically significant level of .05. The stress levels in the experimental group
immediately after the intervention and after the two weeks follow-up showed no
significant difference.
Considering the result of this study, the application of Cognitive Behavior
Modification Program is recommended. Health care providers who work with
diabetes patients in the hospital and in the community should apply the Cognitive
Behavior Modification Program to reduce stress of diabetes patients as an approach to
prevention more severe mental disorders