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Background: Patients with depression have deficits in self-care skills and self-efficacy to help
for resolve this discrepancy; it was necessary to have an intervention program to raise the level of
self-efficacy and improve self-care skills among patients with depression. Aim: This study aimed to
evaluate the effect of intervention program on self-care skills and self-efficacy among patients with
depression. Design: This study followed a quasi-experimental research design (pre/post- test) one
group. Setting: The study was carried out the inpatient wards at El-abbassia Psychiatric Mental
Health Hospital and Benha Psychiatric Mental Health Hospital. Sample: This study was conducted
on 40 patients with depression. Tools of data collection: The study tools divided into three tools,
(I) Structured Interview questionnaire sheet, (II) Self-care scale, (III) Self-efficacy scale. Results:
There was a marked improvement in total self-care skills and self-efficacy post implementation of
intervention program with a highly statistically significant difference between pre and post
implementation of intervention program among the studied patients. Also, there was a highly
statistically significant positive correlation between total patients' self-care skills and total selfefficacy at pre and post-implementation of the program. Conclusion: Intervention program have a
marked improvement in total self-care skills and self-efficacy among patients with depression.
Recommendations: Continuous in- service training programs for nurses about enhancing self-care
skills and self-efficacy skills are need to be implemented to provide basic necessary skills among
patients with depression .
DOI
10.21608/jnsbu.2023.274776
Keywords
Intervention program, Self-Efficacy, Self-care skills, Patients with depression
Authors
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Ph.D. Student of Psychiatric/ Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University,
Egypt
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Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing /Faculty of Nursing/Tanta
University, Egypt
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Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing /Faculty of
Nursing/ Benha University, Egypt
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Scientific peer reviewed journal
Publication Title
Journal of Nursing Science Benha University
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https://jnsbu.journals.ekb.eg/
MainTitle
Effect of Intervention Program on Self Care Skills and Self-efficacy among Patients with Depression