Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examined the effects of a stress management program on perceived stress, stress coping and self esteem in patients with schizophrenia in hospitalization. The study adopted a quasi-experimental study with a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. They were divided into the control group (26) and experimental group (25). The program was conducted twice a week for 8 times. Data were analyzed using t-test with SPSS 12.0 program. The experimental group showed more significant improvement in stress coping, but perceived stress and self esteem was not different between the groups. The finding of this study support the positive effects of the stress management program in patients with schizophrenia. (Korean J Str Res 2015;23:205∼214)
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