Arafat, A., Abdel Razek, R., Osman Ali, S. (2024). Effectiveness of Nursing Intervention Program Based on Emotional Awareness and Emotion Regulation on the Social Functioning of Patients with schizophrenia. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 12(41), 247-261. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2024.266370.1769
Azza Elsayed Abdelfatah Arafat; Radwa Ahmed Abdel Razek; Safaa Abdelazem Osman Ali. "Effectiveness of Nursing Intervention Program Based on Emotional Awareness and Emotion Regulation on the Social Functioning of Patients with schizophrenia". Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 12, 41, 2024, 247-261. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2024.266370.1769
Arafat, A., Abdel Razek, R., Osman Ali, S. (2024). 'Effectiveness of Nursing Intervention Program Based on Emotional Awareness and Emotion Regulation on the Social Functioning of Patients with schizophrenia', Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 12(41), pp. 247-261. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2024.266370.1769
Arafat, A., Abdel Razek, R., Osman Ali, S. Effectiveness of Nursing Intervention Program Based on Emotional Awareness and Emotion Regulation on the Social Functioning of Patients with schizophrenia. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 2024; 12(41): 247-261. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2024.266370.1769
Effectiveness of Nursing Intervention Program Based on Emotional Awareness and Emotion Regulation on the Social Functioning of Patients with schizophrenia
1Lecturer of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt
2Assistant Professor of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Suez Canal University, Egypt.
Abstract
Background: Patients with schizophrenia have poorer social and vocational functioning, emotional dysregulation, cognitive and executive function deficits, which place a heavy strain on the person and the community. Aim: explore the effectiveness of the nursing intervention program based on emotional awareness and emotion regulation on the social functioning of patients with schizophrenia. Design: A quasi-experimental design, one group (pre and post-test) was utilized. Subjects: A purposive sample of 60 patients with schizophrenia. Study setting: Inpatient psychiatric wards at El-Azazi Hospital for Mental Health and Addiction Management in Abo Hamad City, Sharqia Governorate, Egypt. Tools: Demographic and clinical data questionnaire of schizophrenic patients, Toronto Alexithymia scale, emotion regulation questionnaire, and social function questionnaire. Results: The nursing intervention program based on emotional awareness and regulation had a statistically significant effect (P = 0.0001) on social functioning among studied patients with schizophrenia. Conclusion: The nursing intervention program based on emotional awareness and regulation has a great effect in enhancing social functioning, raising emotional awareness and regulation as well as lowering alexithymia levels in studied schizophrenic patients. Recommendation: Emotional awareness and regulation intervention nursing program should be given to all schizophrenic patients to improve their social functioning, enhance emotional awareness, regulation and reduce their levels of alexithymia.