Effectiveness of a program to facilitate recovery for people with long‐term mental illness in Japan. (16th September 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chiba, Rie; Miyamoto, Yuki; Kawakami, Norito; Harada, Naoko
• Is Part Of: Nursing & health sciences. Volume 16:Number 3(2014:Sep.)
• Page Start: 277
• Page End: 283
• Publication Date: 2013-09-16
• Subjects: Nursing -- Periodicals; Nursing -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; Public health -- Periodicals; Medical care -- Periodicals; 610.73
• DOI: 10.1111/nhs.12090
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1441-0745

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>Recovery is defined as the process of developing new meaning and purpose in life as one grows beyond the catastrophic effects of mental illness. This study aimed to develop a program to facilitate recovery and examine its effectiveness in a randomized controlled trial. The program was developed with three components that enhance benefit finding, personal meaning, and a sense of happiness. Sixty‐three participants with long‐term mental illness were randomly allocated to the intervention group (<italic>n</italic> = 32) or the control group (<italic>n</italic> = 31). The intervention group attended eight 2‐h group sessions, with one held every week. Recovery was assessed at baseline, post‐intervention, and at a three‐month follow‐up. In the per‐protocol analysis, after excluding those who dropped out, the intervention group showed significant improvement in recovery compared with the control group (<italic>P</italic> &lt; 0.05). In the intention‐to‐treat analysis, a repeated measures analysis of variance did not show any significant intervention effect (time × group) (<italic>P</italic> &gt; 0.05). The program had the potential to facilitate recovery.</p> </abstract>