How dialectical behavioral-based intervention affects nursing college students' hope, somatic symptoms, and negative thoughts during COVID-19

Zainab Fatehi Albikawi; Mohammad Hamdi Abuadas

doi:10.3855/jidc.17793

How dialectical behavioral-based intervention affects nursing college students' hope, somatic symptoms, and negative thoughts during COVID-19

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Zainab Fatehi Albikawi King Khalid University, Nursing College/Khamis Mushait, Community and Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Department, Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9587-5242
Mohammad Hamdi Abuadas King Khalid University, Nursing College/Khamis Mushait, Community and Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Department, Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia

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https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.17793

Keywords:

Somatic symptoms, depression, hope, dialectical behavior therapy, negative thoughts

Abstract

Introduction: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the mental health of college students was typically poor; somatic symptoms, depression, negative thoughts, and hopelessness were widespread issues that should have been addressed through therapy and intervention.

Objective: To examine the effect of dialectical behavioral-based Intervention (DBBI) on female nursing college students' hope, somatic symptoms, and negative thoughts during COVID-19.

Methodology: In the quasi-experimental study, 28 female nursing college students were treated with DBBI (intervention group). This group was compared to 28 students who received no intervention (the control group). The somatic self-rating scale, the adult hope questionnaire, and the automatic thought questionnaire 30 were used to assess changes in students' somatic symptoms, hope, and negative thoughts.

Results: The DBBI group's value-added total score of student`s hope and negative thoughts were both considerably higher than the control group (t = 2.53, p = 0.01 and t = 2.36, p = 0.03, respectively), while the value added of the total score of somatic symptoms was not statistically significant (t = 0.93, p = 0.36). The depression subscale's value-added score was significantly higher in the DBBI group than in the control group (t = 2.23, p = 0.02).

Conclusions: Dialectical behavioral-based intervention is advised to develop knowledge and empower students against depression and its components because of its effectiveness in lowering negative thoughts and raising the level of hope.

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2023-12-31

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Albikawi ZF, Abuadas MH (2023) How dialectical behavioral-based intervention affects nursing college students’ hope, somatic symptoms, and negative thoughts during COVID-19. J Infect Dev Ctries 17:1690–1699. doi: 10.3855/jidc.17793

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Vol. 17 No. 12: December 2023

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Coronavirus Pandemic

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