Contribution of Skills Training in a Community Mental Health Center to Daily Living Activities and Cognitive Functions/Bir Toplum Ruh Sagligi Merkezindeki Beceri Egitimlerinin Gunluk Yasam Aktiviteleri ve Bilissel Fonksiyonlara Katkisi

The aim of this study was to investigate the contribution of skill training provided in a community mental health center to cognitive functions and activities of daily living of patients with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder or bipolar disorder. Our study included 39 patients, who regularly attended the skill training carried out in a community mental health center. The patients were administered the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) test and the Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) scale at the beginning of the study and at the end of 6th month. A statistically significant increase was observed in the end of 6th month scores of both scales compared to their baseline values. As a conclusion, the skill training help patients improve their cognitive functions and they are assumed to enable patients to perform their daily activities on their own by having positive contribution to their activities of daily living and to help them become more active in their social relationships. Keywords: Skill training, community mental health, cognition, functionality. Calismamizda bir toplum ruh sagligi merkezinde uygulanan beceri egitimlerinin sizofreni, sizoaffektif bozukluk, bipolar bozukluk hastalarinin bilissel fonksiyonlarina ve gunluk yasam aktivitelerine olan katkisini arastirmak hedeflenmistir. Calismamiza, Toplum Ruh Sagligi Merkezinde uygulanan beceri egitimlerine duzenli olarak katilan 39 hasta dahil edilmistir. Hastalara calismanin basinda ve 6. ayin sonunda Montreal Bilissel Degerlendirme Olcegi, Lawton-Broody Enstrumental Gunluk Yasam Aktivite-leri Olcegi uygulanmistir. Uygulanan iki olcekte de 6. ayin sonunda olculen puanlarda istatistiksel acidan anlamli duzeyde yukselme oldugu gorulmustur. Sonuc olarak uygulanan beceri egitimlerinin hastalarin bilissel fonksiyonlarini gelistirdigi ve gunluk yasam aktiviteleri uzerinde olumlu katkida bulunarak hastalarin gunluk aktivitelerini kendi baslarina yapmalarina imkan saglayacagi ve sosyal iliskilerinde daha aktif olmalarina yardimci oldugu belirlenmistir. Anahtar sozcukler: Beceri egitimi, toplum ruh sagligi, bilis, islevsellik.