Gado, E., Behilak, S., Othman, F. (2022). Effect of Emotion Management Program for Patients with Schizophrenia on Their Emotion Recognition and Emotional Expression. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 10(33), 123-132. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2022.176685.1458
Eslam Mohamed Ahmed Gado; Sahar Elsayed Gaber Behilak; Farida Elsayed Abd Elkawy Othman. "Effect of Emotion Management Program for Patients with Schizophrenia on Their Emotion Recognition and Emotional Expression". Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 10, 33, 2022, 123-132. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2022.176685.1458
Gado, E., Behilak, S., Othman, F. (2022). 'Effect of Emotion Management Program for Patients with Schizophrenia on Their Emotion Recognition and Emotional Expression', Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 10(33), pp. 123-132. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2022.176685.1458
Gado, E., Behilak, S., Othman, F. Effect of Emotion Management Program for Patients with Schizophrenia on Their Emotion Recognition and Emotional Expression. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 2022; 10(33): 123-132. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2022.176685.1458
Effect of Emotion Management Program for Patients with Schizophrenia on Their Emotion Recognition and Emotional Expression
1Lecturer of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt.
2Assistant Professor of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt
Abstract
Background: One of the goals of psychiatric social rehabilitation for patients with schizophrenia is to improve their ability to recognize and express their emotions. Aim: to evaluate the effect of an emotion management program for patients with schizophrenia on their emotion recognition and emotional expression. Setting: This study was carried out at Tanta University Hospital's neuropsychiatric inpatient department. Research design: quasi-experimental research design was used. Subjects: This study used a convenience sample of 50 patients with schizophrenia. Tools: Three tools were used: Tool I: Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics Questionnaire, Tool II: Berkeley Expressivity Questionnaire (BEQ),and Tool III: Trait Meta-Mood Scale-short form(TMMS-S) Results: This research showed that the studied patients' emotion recognition and emotional expression scores improved immediately and after 3 months of the program when compared to before the program. Conclusion: emotion management program has a positive effect on improving emotional recognition and expression of people with schizophrenia. Recommendations: Emotion Management Program should be implemented regularly as an integral part of rehabilitation interventions for patients with schizophrenia.