title: [The effects of an insight-oriented nursing program on schizophrenic patients' insight, positive and negative syndromes, and depression].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study examined the effects of an insight-oriented nursing program on schizophrenic patients' insight, positive and negative syndromes, and depression.
  
  
  METHODS
  A non-equivalent control group non-synchronized design was utilized. For this research, a total of 34 subjects were selected at a psychiatric hospital in Daegu during the period ranging from Oct. 1st, 2005 to Feb. 11th, 2006 (experimental group=17, control group=17).
  
  
  RESULTS
  After the treatment, between the experimental and control groups, there was a significant difference in the level of SUMD (t=-4.52, p=.000) and positive syndrome(t=6.97, p=.013), but no significant difference in the negative syndrome(t=-1.81, p=.079) and depression(t=2.23, p=.145).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of this study show that the insight-oriented nursing program works well for schizophrenic patients. Therefore, it is recommended that this program should be used in clinical practice as an effective nursing intervention for schizophrenic patients.
authors.affiliation: Dalseong-Gun Mental Health Center Daegu, Korea. callm68@hanmail.net
authors.forename: Hyo Ja
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: An
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D016294:Models, Nursing; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy