스트레스관리 프로그램이 만성정신질환자의 스트레스 대처방식, 대인관계, 삶의 질에 미치는 효과

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a stress-management program on stress coping methods, interpersonal relations and quality of life in patients with chronic mental illness. Methods: A none-quivalent control group pre-posttest design was used for this quasi-experimental study. The study was conducted from May 1 to December30, 2010. The 41 participants in this study were selected from patients with chronic mental illness (20 for the experimental group and 21 for the control group). Datas were analyzed x2-test, t-test, paired t-test, and one-way ANCOVA with the SPSS/WIN 15.0 program. Results: There were significant changes in stress coping methods scores, interpersonal relations scores and quality of life scores in the experimental group before and after treatment, which were significantly different from those in the significant improvement in stress coping methods, interpersonal relations and quality of life for patients with chronic mental illness. Therefore, this study shows stress-management programs are useful in clinical practice as effective nursing interventions in patients with chronic mental illness.