| The Effects of Perspective-Oriented Social Skills Training on Function and Symptom for Persons with Schizophrenia |
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Yi Young Kim1, Hyun Sook Park2, Sung-Woo Bae3 |
1Director, Daegu Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center
2Professor, Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu
3Assistant Professor, Department of Social Welfare, College of Social Sciences, Kyungpook National University |
| 조망지향적 사회기술 훈련이 정신분열병 환자의 기능과 증상에 미치는 영향 |
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김이영1, 박현숙2, 배성우3 |
1대구재활센터 시설 장
2대구가톨릭대학교 의과대학 간호학과 교수
3경북대학교 사회과학대학 사회복지학과 조교수 |
Correspondence:
Hyun Sook Park, Tel: 82-053-650-4827, Fax: 82-621-4106,
Email: parkhs@cu.ac.kr
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Received: 13 March 2008 • Revised: 28 May 2008 • Accepted: 30 May 2008 |
| Abstract |
Purpose
This study investigated the effects of perspective-oriented social skills training programs on the levels of functioning and symptoms for patients with schizophrenia.
Methods
A total of 28 subjects participated in this study and they were recruited from one psychosocial rehabilitation center located in D-city. The experimental group consisted of 14 subjects and they received perspective-oriented social skills training services once every week for 23 weeks. The remaining 14 subjects were assigned to the comparison group and they received standard services except perspective-oriented social skills training program.
Results
In terms of functioning level change, the analysis revealed that the experimental group's outcome significantly improved compared to the comparison group in the areas of functioning total score, daily living skill dimension, and social relationship skill dimension. In terms of functioning level change, the simple main effect analysis indicated that the experimental group's outcomes of symptom total score and depression & anxiety dimension significantly improved over time compared to the comparison group.
Conclusion
The overall study results indicated that perspective-oriented social skills training had positive impact on the patients with schizophrenia in terms of increasing their functioning level and reducing symptom level. |
| Key Words:
Schizophrenia; Socialization; Function; Symptom |
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