Effectiveness of A Psycho-Education Model on The Quality of Life of Women with Anxiety and Depressive Disorders in Resource Poor Settings in Laikipia County, Kenya
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2016-05
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Daystar University, School of Applied Human Sciences
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The objective of this study was to determine if the psycho-education model adopted for this study was effective in treating anxiety and depressive symptoms among women in resource poor settings (RPS), with an intention of improving their Quality of Life (QoL).
Two theories that guided this study were Morse’s (2004) theory of psycho-education which is premised on imparting cognitive and social skills to improve the respondents’ self-esteem and Carl Roger’s theory of the concept of self (1961), towards selfactualization.. The quasi-experimental research design was used for this study. The target population for this study was 686 female members of Conservation Enterprise Groups
(CEG) in Laikipia. However, the sampling frame constituted of 484 members of female CEG members in Laikipia North. A sample size of 200 for both the experimental (EG) and control group (CG) was selected at 80% power and 30% effective size. Standardised tools were used to collect data on anxiety, depression and Quality of Life (QoL). These included Beck’s Anxiety Inventory (BAI)-for anxiety and the Beck’s Depression Inventory (BDI)-for depression and the EUROHIS 8-item- QoL index (for QoL). The study implemented an eclectic model of psycho-education to treat anxiety and depressive symptoms. Data was analysed using SPSS Version 21.0. This study established the prevalence of depression as 26.7% and that of anxiety as 79.4% among women living in resource poor settings. It also showed that if these symptoms were not treated, they degenerated into severe symptoms, as evidenced in the CG, where the psycho-education treatment was not provided. T-tests and Chi-square tests conducted at the end of the studies showed that the psycho-education treatment resulted in statistically significant improvements in anxiety (P<0.005), depression (P<0.005) and QoL scores (P<0.005).
There is however need for further research to establish other socio-cultural and environmental factors that contribute to high levels of anxiety and depression and leading to poor QoL among women in resource poor settings in Laikipia.
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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in Clinical Psychology
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psycho-education model, Quality of Life, control group
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Mwangi, G. K. (2016). Effectiveness of A Psycho-Education Model on The Quality of Life of Women with Anxiety and Depressive Disorders in Resource Poor Settings in Laikipia County, Kenya. Daystar University, School of Applied Human Sciences