A comparison of two occupational therapy group programs on the functioning of patients with major depressive disorders

dc.contributor.authorRamano, Enos Morankoana
dc.contributor.authorDe Beer, Marianne
dc.contributor.authorRoos, J.L. (Johannes Louw)
dc.contributor.authorBecker, Piet J.
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-31T10:17:26Z
dc.date.issued2017-09
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND ː Occupational therapists, as part of the multi-disciplinary psychiatric team, regularly include activities and or discussion groups to reduce symptoms of patients with major depressive disorders (MDD), and to improve their functional ability. This study set out to compare two occupational therapy group programs. A Standard Care Plus (SCO) program, which includes tangible activities in each of the nine group sessions, was compared with the usual Standard Care (SCN) program, which excludes tangible activities in four of the nine group sessions. METHODS ː A comparative two-group parallel-study design was employed. One hundred participants, 50 from each occupational therapy group program, were pre- and post-treatment tested by means of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). The study took place at the psychiatric wards of two private general hospitals in South Africa. RESULTS ː The SCO had a significant improved total outcome (P<0.0071) compared to the SCN. Five items measured in the SCO, showed a statistically significant improvement. These items were the following: interest or pleasure in doing things (P<0.0145), trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much (P<0.0103), feeling tired or having little energy (P<0.0365), moving or speaking slowly or fidgeting and/or restless (P<0.0114) and thoughts that you would be better off dead, or of hurting yourself (P<0.0123). CONCLUSIONS ː The results indicated that the SCO, which included tangible activities in every occupational therapy group session in the treatment of patients with MDD, was superior to the SCN which excluded tangible activities in four of the nine group sessions.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentOccupational Therapyen_ZA
dc.description.departmentPsychiatryen_ZA
dc.description.embargo2018-09-30
dc.description.librarianhj2018en_ZA
dc.description.urihttps://www.minervamedica.it/it/riviste/minerva-psichiatrica/index.phpen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationRamano, E.M., De Beer, M., Roos, J.L. & Becker P.J. 2017, 'A comparison of two occupational therapy group programs on the functioning of patients with major depressive disorders', Minerva Psichiatrica, vol. 58, no. 3, pp. 125-134.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0374-9320 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1827-1731 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.23736/S0391-1772.17.01935-5
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/63824
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherEdizioni Minerva Medicaen_ZA
dc.rights© 2017 Edizioni Minerva Medicaen_ZA
dc.subjectOccupationsen_ZA
dc.subjectHuman activitiesen_ZA
dc.subjectOccupational therapyen_ZA
dc.subjectMajor depressive disorder (MDD)en_ZA
dc.titleA comparison of two occupational therapy group programs on the functioning of patients with major depressive disordersen_ZA
dc.typePostprint Articleen_ZA

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