EFFECTIVENESS OF NURSING INTERVENTION BASED ON ROY’S ADAPTATION MODEL ON QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG MILD DEPRESSIVE PATIENTS IN SELECTED PSYCHIATRY HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Abstract

Depression is a commonly occurring psychological problem which affects the emotional well-being, functioning, interpersonal relationships and the quality of life. Clients having mild depressive disorders suffer from problems associated with their sleeping patterns, self-esteem, role performance, coping strategies and social interactions. This study attempts to evaluate the efficacy of the nursing intervention designed according to Roy's Adaptation Model among mild depressive clients admitted to some selected hospitals and clinics of Vidarbha region in Maharashtra state. The study is based on the use of quantitative quasi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test control groups. A total of 100 mild depressive clients were included in the study. There were 50 clients each in the experimental and control groups. Data was collected using a demographic questionnaire, depression screening questionnaire, quality of life questionnaire, Roy's Adaptation Model-based assessment tool and records of participation in nursing interventions. The subjects in experimental group received nursing intervention based on the modes of adaptation including physiological, self-concept, role function and interdependence modes whereas the control group subjects received routine care at their psychiatric facilities. The results revealed that quality of life scores increased from 54.48 ± 7.09 to 77.12 ± 7.91 for the experimental group while the improvement was from 55.44 ± 8.19 to 59.12 ± 8.43 for the control group.