Measuring changes in negative and positive thinking in patients with depression.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this article is to describe changes in positive and negative thinking in adult inpatients with depression who attended an Advanced Practice Nurse-led Cognitive Behavioral Therapy group on 1 inpatient unit in a large medical center.


METHODS
A descriptive design with a retrospective cohort chart review was conducted (n = 427). Positive and negative thinking were measured by the Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire at admission and at discharge.


CONCLUSIONS
A paired t-test revealed a significant change (p = .001) in both positive and negative thinking in the desired direction between admission and discharge. It is important to measure clinical improvements.
Forsyth
Diane McNally
DM
Winona State University Graduate Program in Nursing, Winona State University, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Poppe
Kathleen
K
Nash
Virginia
V
Alarcon
Renato D
RD
Kung
Simon
S
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D057179:Advanced Practice Nursing; D000368:Aged; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013850:Thinking; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States