The effect of psychosocial skills training applied to individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia on subjective recovery, self-esteem and quality of life levels

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of Psychosocial Skills Training on subjective recovery, self-esteem and quality of life levels of individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia. The study is a randomized controlled trial. The research was conducted with 48 individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia (Intervention: 24, Control: 24) registered in the Mental Health and Diseases Outpatient Clinic of a hospital. Personal Information Form, Subjective Recovery Assessment Scale, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Quality of Life Scale for Patients with Schizophrenia were used to collect the data. Data were collected by the researcher using the face-to-face interview method based on self-reporting in the form of pre-test and post-test. Psychosocial Skills Training was applied to the patients in the intervention group in one session per week for 11 weeks, while the patients in the control group did not receive any intervention. In the evaluation of the data, t-test was used in independent groups and t-test in dependent groups. Homogeneity between groups in terms of independent variables was evaluated by chi-square analysis (Yates corrected chi-square) and t-test in independent groups. Psychosocial Skills Training had a positive effect on subjective recovery, self-esteem and quality of life levels. After the application, it was determined that the mean scores of "Subjective Recovery" and "Quality of Life" of the individuals in the intervention group increased compared to the control group, and the mean scores of "Self-Esteem" decreased compared to the control group, and the difference between the groups was found to be statistically significant (p<0.05). While there was no significant difference between the initial measurement mean scores of the individuals in the intervention and control groups regarding the total scores of the sub-dimensions of the "Interpersonal Relations", "Professional Role", "Psychological Findings" and "Daily Object Use and Activities" quality of life scale (p>0.05), a significant difference was found between the mean scores of both groups after the intervention (p<0.05). In line with the results of this study, it can be said that the applied Psychosocial Skills Training is an effective nursing intervention that increases the subjective recovery, self-esteem and quality of life levels of the patients. Keywords: Psychiatric nursing; psychosocial skills training; schizophrenia.