Effectiveness of a cognitive behavioural programme to improve psychological and social adjustment among hepatitis C patients in Egypt

摘要

This study determined the effectiveness of a cognitive behavioral programme in improving the level of psychological and social adjustment in a sample of patients with viral hepatitis C. The study included 30 patients on interferon from the National Institute of Liver, Cairo, divided into 2 groups of 15 patients an experimental group who agreed to participate in a cognitive behavioral programme and a control group of patients taking interferon only. The study tools included an compliance scale designed to assess the level of psychological and social adjustment of patients in both groups before and after the application of the cognitive behavioral programme. To determine the effectiveness of the programme, the experimental group was compared with the control group. There were statistically significant differences between the 2 groups in the level of psychological and social compliance which points to the effectiveness of the programme in improving psychological and social adjustment among patients with viral hepatitis C.