The Effect of a Wellness Program on Nutritional and Diet Knowledge, Exercise and Weight Control Knowledge, and Weight Control of Schizophrenia. |
Kyung Hee Ko, Myung Sill Chung, Jung Hee Kim |
1Seoul National Hospital, Korea. 2College of Nursing, Sungshin Women's University, Korea. cmsill@sungshin.ac.kr |
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Abstract |
PURPOSE This research was conducted to compare the effect of a wellness program on nutrition and diet knowledge, exercise and weight control knowledge, and weight control of schizophrenia patients. METHODS: A nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used for this study. A total of 34 patients were randomly divided into the experimental group (17) and the control group (17). The experimental group received about 1 hour of a nutrition and diet knowledge intervention for 6 weeks and about 1 hour of an exercise and weight control knowledge intervention for another 6 weeks, while the control group received the usual care. The outcome variables were measured before and after the program. Data were analyzed by t-test using SPSS/WIN 14.0. RESULTS: The experimental group showed significant improvement in nutrition and diet knowledge, exercise and weight control knowledge, and reduction in body weight. CONCLUSION: The wellness program was effective on increasing nutrition and diet knowledge, exercise and weight control knowledge, and decreasing body weight of schizophrenia patients. |
Key Words:
Wellness program; Body weight; Diet; Exercise; Schizophrenia |
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