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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing (대한간호학회지)
- Volume 42 Issue 7
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- Pages.984-991
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- 2012
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- 2093-758x(eISSN)
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Effects of a School-based Intervention Program for Middle School Adolescent Girls with Depression: As Part of the School Health Services
- Sung, Kyung Mi (College of Nursing & Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University)
- Received : 2012.06.09
- Accepted : 2012.11.16
- Published : 2012.12.31
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a school-based intervention program for middle school adolescent girls with depression. Methods: The study was a pretest-posttest repeated-measure design with a nonequivalent control group. Fifty eight students with depressive symptoms were recruited from two middle schools in Seoul, Korea. The data were collected from the intervention (n=30) and the comparison group (n=28). The research instrument was Reynolds Adolescent Depression Scale. Results: The intervention group greatly improved from baseline to 10 weeks and then saw a slight positive change between 10 and 13 weeks. Conclusion: The results of this research show that depression intervention programs are effective for young female adolescents. Thus the investigation has important school-based treatment implications, and should be integrated into school curriculums by school health nurses for early intervention of depressive symptoms in middle school adolescent girls.