Logo-Autobiography and Its Effectiveness on Depressed Korean Immigrant Women. (January 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cho, Sunhee; Bernstein, Kunsook S.; Roh, Soonhee; Chen, Daniel C.
• Is Part Of: Journal of transcultural nursing. Volume 24:Number 1(2013)
• Page Start: 33
• Page End: 42
• Publication Date: 2013-01
• Subjects: logo-autobiography -- depression -- meaning of life -- Korean immigrant women -- psychiatric/mental health -- transcultural health; Transcultural nursing -- Periodicals; Nursing -- Cross-cultural studies -- Periodicals; Health attitudes -- Cross-cultural studies -- Periodicals; 610.73
• DOI: 10.1177/1043659612452005
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1043-6596

Abstract

This study aimed to explore the effectiveness of logo-autobiography (LA) as a therapeutic modality for Korean immigrant women suffering from depression and perceiving their lives as meaningless. A nonrandomized quasi-experimental study was conducted with pretest, posttest, and a 4-week follow-up test. Forty subjects—20 with antidepressants and 20 without—were divided quarterly and assigned to the experimental group and the control group. The experimental group reported a significant lower score on depressive symptoms ( F = 6.832, p = .013; F = 19.800, p ≤ .001) and a higher score on meaning of life ( F = 12.294, p = .001; F = 12.232, p = .001) than did the control group immediately after completing the LA and a 4-week follow-up. The LA was more effective for the subjects in the nonmedication group than in the medication group. In conclusion, LA is effective in reducing depressive symptoms and increasing a sense of meaning in life among Korean immigrant women suffering from depression.