Chunfeng Cai1, Liping Yu2, Lan Rong3, Hanling Zhong3. 1. HOPE School of Nursing, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China. Electronic address: 1660433132@qq.com. 2. HOPE School of Nursing, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China. 3. Wuhan City Mental Health Center, Wuhan, China.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The primary aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the possible therapeutic effects of a 10-session humor intervention program in improving rehabilitative outcomes and the effects of the intervention on patients' sense of humor among patients with schizophrenia. METHOD:Thirty subjects were randomly assigned into either the intervention (humor skill training) group (n = 15) or the control (doing handwork) group (n = 15). The results were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-tests and ANOVA. FINDINGS: Repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) tests were conducted to examine the differences across conditions and time. A group by time interaction effect was observed on all of the outcomes, except positive symptoms of PANSS. The time main effect was also significant on the total score (p < 0.005) and the negative symptoms score (p < 0.001) of the PANSS. CONCLUSIONS: The implementation of humor skill training in a mental health service can improve rehabilitative outcomes and sense of humor for schizophrenia patients who were in the rehabilitation stage.
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OBJECTIVE: The primary aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the possible therapeutic effects of a 10-session humor intervention program in improving rehabilitative outcomes and the effects of the intervention on patients' sense of humor among patients with schizophrenia. METHOD: Thirty subjects were randomly assigned into either the intervention (humor skill training) group (n = 15) or the control (doing handwork) group (n = 15). The results were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-tests and ANOVA. FINDINGS: Repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) tests were conducted to examine the differences across conditions and time. A group by time interaction effect was observed on all of the outcomes, except positive symptoms of PANSS. The time main effect was also significant on the total score (p < 0.005) and the negative symptoms score (p < 0.001) of the PANSS. CONCLUSIONS: The implementation of humor skill training in a mental health service can improve rehabilitative outcomes and sense of humor for schizophreniapatients who were in the rehabilitation stage.
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