The effect of group counseling on coping style and life quality of patients with liver cirrhosis
LI Qianjing
Abstract：Objective To explore the effect of group counseling on coping style and life quality of patients with liver cirrhosis .Methods A total of 100 liver cirrhosis patients were divided into an observation group (n = 50 ) and a control group (n = 50) .Both groups received routine nursing ,while the observation group was additionally given group counseling for 8 weeks .All the patients were evaluated using self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) ,self-rating depression scale (SDS) ,the quality of life instrument of the world health organization (WHOQOL-100 ) and medical coping modes questionnaire (MCMQ) .Results After the intervention ,the scores of SAS and SDS in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group , but the score of WHOQOL-100 was significantly higher than the latter .In the observation group ,the score of facing coping style increased , but the scores of avoiding and surrendering coping style decreased . Conclusion Group counseling can relieve negative emotions of patients with liver cirrhosis effectively and promote their life quality .
Keywords：Liver cirrhosisAnxietyDepressionQuality of lifeCoping styleGroup counseling
Publication Date：2016-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 204-206 )