Social skills training as nursing intervention to improve the social skills and self-esteem of inpatients with chronic schizophrenia.
The effects of social skills training on the social skills and self-esteem of 66 patients with chronic schizophrenia were evaluated using the basic training and problem-solving training models. The experimental group received 16 group training sessions, and the control group received routine nursing care. The training program consisted of two parts: conversational skills and assertiveness skills. Data were collected at pretreatment and posttreatment. The conversational, interpersonal relationship, and assertiveness skills, and self-esteem of the experimental group showed significant improvement, whereas problem-solving skills did not improve. The results indicate that training in social skills is effective for improving the social skills and self-esteem of inpatients with chronic schizophrenia.
College of Nursing, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea.
Ji-Min
JM
Seo
Sukhee
S
Ahn
Eun-Kyung
EK
Byun
Chul-Kweon
CK
Kim
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001242:Assertiveness; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003142:Communication; D003479:Curriculum; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007723:Korea; D008297:Male; D009633:Nonverbal Communication / Q000523:psychology; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011340:Problem Solving; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012649:Self Concept; D012919:Social Behavior; D014705:Verbal Behavior