The Lighten Your Life Program An Educational Support Group Intervention That Used a Mobile App for Managing Depressive Symptoms and Chronic Pain

被引：5

作者：

Ventura, Jessica ^{[1
]}

Chung, Joohyun ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] St Annes Pain Management Clin, 440 Swansea Mall Dr, Swansea, MA 02777 USA

[2] Univ Massachusetts Dartmouth, Coll Nursing, N Dartmouth, MA USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOCIAL NURSING AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES | 2019年 / 57卷 / 07期

关键词：

MANAGEMENT;

D O I：

10.3928/02793695-20190221-01

中图分类号：

R47 [护理学];

学科分类号：

1011 ;

摘要：

An educational support group, The Lighten Your Life Program, was developed for adult patients who self-reported depressive symptoms and had one or more comorbid chronic pain condition. Using a mixed methods, pilot design, the purpose of the current study was to test the feasibility of The Lighten Your Life Program, which combined depression education with in-person group support every 2 weeks.The Lighten Your Life Program also encouraged the use of Pacifica, a mobile application (app), as a self-management tool. Another aim was to explore what effect The Lighten Your Life Program had on decreasing depression severity. Statistically significant differences in Patient Health Questionnaire-9 scores were noted over time. Educational support group programs and the use of mobile apps, such as Pacifica, could be beneficial in helping individuals self-manage their depressive symptoms and chronic pain condition.

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