Shehata, H., Farag, N., Mohamed, B. (2024). Effect of Positive Psychology Interventions on Psychological Flourishing, Optimism, and Hope among Depressive Patients. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 12(46), 280-292. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2024.322074.1912
Hayam Shaban Elsayed Shehata; Nesma Ahmed Kamel Farag; Bothina Elsayed Said Mohamed. "Effect of Positive Psychology Interventions on Psychological Flourishing, Optimism, and Hope among Depressive Patients". Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 12, 46, 2024, 280-292. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2024.322074.1912
Shehata, H., Farag, N., Mohamed, B. (2024). 'Effect of Positive Psychology Interventions on Psychological Flourishing, Optimism, and Hope among Depressive Patients', Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 12(46), pp. 280-292. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2024.322074.1912
Shehata, H., Farag, N., Mohamed, B. Effect of Positive Psychology Interventions on Psychological Flourishing, Optimism, and Hope among Depressive Patients. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 2024; 12(46): 280-292. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2024.322074.1912
Effect of Positive Psychology Interventions on Psychological Flourishing, Optimism, and Hope among Depressive Patients
1Lecturer of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt
2Lecturer of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt
3Assistant Professor of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt
Abstract
Background: Positive Psychology (PP) has been found in numerous studies to improve symptoms of depressive disorders in patients when provided as part of therapy. Aim of the study: to evaluate the effect of positive psychology interventions on psychological flourishing, optimism, and hope among depressive patients. Research Design: A quasi experimental design was carried out. Subjects: A purposive sample of 50 patients with depression was recruited in the pre-test as well as the same sample in the post-test. Setting: This study was conducted at the El Azazi Mental Health Hospital in Abo Hamad City, El Sharkia, Egypt. Tools of data collection: Five tools were employed in this study: Demographic sheet, Beck Depression Inventory-II Scale, Short Flourishing scale, Life Orientation Test-Revised (Optimism), and Adult Hope Scale Results: The study revealed that the proportions of studied patients' moderate and severe levels of depression decreased after the intervention, and there were highly statistically significant improvements in the post-intervention mean score of depression, psychological flourishing, optimism, and hope. There was a positive correlation that was statistically significant between patients' scores of hope and flourishing at pre-intervention. Moreover, psychological flourishing was highly positively statistically correlated with optimism, whereas, optimism was highly negatively statistically correlated with depression after intervention. Conclusion: The positive psychology intervention was successful in improving depressive symptoms, psychological flourishing, optimism, and hope among depressive patients. Recommendations: It is recommended future study must involve larger numbers of participants from varied populations, and broad examinations to follow up are required.
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