Application of hope theory to health education for patients with depression
Wang Wei
Chen Aimin
Zhang Yumei
Abstract：Objective:To investigate the application effect of hope theory in health education for patients with depression. Methods:64 patients with depression were randomly divided into the experimental group and the control group(32 cases in each group). The patients in both groups were given conventional health education and the extra hope theory was adopted in the experimental group. The change of pa-tientˊs depressive mood and hope index was compared between the two groups. Results:There were statistically significant differences in the comparison of the scores of Hamilton Depression Scale and Herth hope index between the two groups before and after the intervention( P<0. 05);the score of Hamilton Depression Scale was significantly lower in the experimental group than the control group after the interven-tion(P<0. 05);Herth hope index scores were significantly increased in the experimental group compared with those in the control group after the intervention(P<0. 05). Conclusion:Application of hope theory to health education for patients with depression can improve the hope index of patients,reduce the depressive mood and enhance the effect of health education.
Keywords：Hope theoryDepressionHealth education
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 15-17 )