Individual Nurse-Led Active Listening Intervention for Spouses of Individuals With Depression A Pre-/Posttest Pilot Study

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The current pre-/posttest pilot study investigated the impact of an individual nurse-led active listening intervention for spouses of individuals with depression (herein referred to as patients) on spouses’ psychological states and patients’ depressive symptoms. Sixteen couples participated in the study. Individual sessions were conducted over 10 weeks to help spouses express their thoughts and feel-ings. Psychological measurement scale scores did not change markedly postinter-vention for spouses; however, their subjective evaluations of the intervention were positive. In the qualitative analysis, spouses stated that they were able to express their thoughts and feelings and that the sessions were meaningful. Moreover, postintervention depressive scores of patients improved significantly. Findings suggest that the nurse-led intervention of active listening for spouses may provide a better environment for improving the depressive symptoms of patients.

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Hirota, M., Chiba, R., Aoyama, S., Hirano, Y., Ichikawa, K., Greiner, C., … Hashimoto, T. (2023). Individual Nurse-Led Active Listening Intervention for Spouses of Individuals With Depression A Pre-/Posttest Pilot Study. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 61(12), 19–25. https://doi.org/10.3928/02793695-20230524-01

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