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Relation between Positive Thinking and Psychological Adjustment among Psychiatric Patients’ Caregivers

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Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

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Psychiatric Nursing and Mental Health

Abstract

Background: Psychiatric disorders are becoming a serious public health concern. Long term caregiving responsibilities to psychiatric patients can decrease resources of the families, energy, making them fatigued and more vulnerable to adverse emotions as a feeling of hopeless or, depression, despair and a notable decline in in their psychological adjustment. The present study aims to investigate the relation between positive thinking and psychological adjustment among psychiatric patients' caregivers. Design: A descriptive correlational research design was utilized. Setting: The study was conducted in the psychiatric outpatient clinic at Port Said Psychiatric Health Hospital and Addiction Treatment. Subjects: A purposive sample of 66 psychiatric patients' caregivers. Tools: Two tools were used for data collection:  Tool I: The Positive Thinking Scale, Tool II: The Psychological Adjustment Scale, in addition to the Personal and Clinical Data Sheet of the studied psychiatric patients' caregivers. The Results: The majority of the studied psychiatric patients' caregivers had a lower degree of positive thinking, as well as, a low level of psychological adjustment. Conclusion: There was a highly statistically ‎significant positive correlation between the total score of positive thinking and the total score of psychological adjustment among psychiatric patients' caregivers. Recommendations: The study recommended that providing ongoing support and adequate guidance, such as support groups or counseling services, can help the family caregivers to maintain a positive mindset and cope with the challenges they face. As well as, application of positive thinking skills training program to enhance the psychological adjustment among psychiatric patients' caregivers.

DOI

10.21608/pssjn.2024.299661.1312

Keywords

Positive Thinking, Psychiatric patients’ caregivers, Psychological Adjustment

Authors

First Name

Nahed

Last Name

Hafez

MiddleName

Hafez

Affiliation

Psychiatric Nursing and Mental Health Department, Faculty of Nursing - Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt

Email

nahedhafez25@gmail.com

City

Port-said

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First Name

Amal

Last Name

Mahmoud

MiddleName

Sobhy

Affiliation

Psychiatric Nursing and Mental Health Department, Faculty of Nursing ,port said university .port said , Egypt

Email

sunmoonstars217aa@gmail.com

City

portsaid

Orcid

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First Name

Abeer

Last Name

Berma

MiddleName

El-Sayed

Affiliation

Mental and Psychiatric Nursing Department , Faculty of Nursing , Port-said University,Port-said, Egypt.

Email

berma.abeer@gmail.com

City

Port-said

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Volume

11

Article Issue

3

Related Issue

50481

Issue Date

2024-09-01

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2024-07-08

Publish Date

2024-09-30

Page Start

220

Page End

243

Print ISSN

2356-8658

Online ISSN

2682-3241

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Original Article

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866

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Publication Title

Port Said Scientific Journal of Nursing

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https://pssjn.journals.ekb.eg/

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Relation between Positive Thinking and Psychological Adjustment among Psychiatric Patients’ Caregivers

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24 Dec 2024