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Rıdvan Yılmaz1, Funda Kavak Budak2
1Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Bitlis Eren University, Turkey.
Abstract:
The aim of this study is to determine the effect of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)-Based Psychoeducation given to children diagnosed with ADHD on internalized stigma and hope. This is a randomized controlled experimental study. The study was conducted with children diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder who were followed up in a Paediatric Psychiatry outpatient clinic between May 2020 and January 2022. The study was completed with 145 children (75 in the control group, 70 in the experimental group). Data were collected using the descriptive characteristics form, the internalized stigma scale for children and adolescents, and the children's hope scale (CHS). The experimental group received an 8-session, nurse-administered CBT-Based Psychoeducation program delivered in a closed-group format twice a week for 4 weeks, focusing on ADHD awareness, impulsivity, attention, hyperactivity, stigma, and hopeful thinking. No intervention was made to the control group during the study period; however, to meet ethical standards, the same CBT-Based Psychoeducation program was administered to the control group after all post-test measurements were completed. In addition to descriptive statistics, chi-square, dependent samples t-test, and independent samples t-test were used in the analysis of data. As a result of the measurements made before and after the CBT-based psychoeducation applied to the experimental group, internalized stigma decreased in children with ADHD, while the level of hope increased statistically significantly (p < 0.05). This change in the experimental group also showed a significant change compared to the control group. It was concluded that the nurse-led CBT-Based Psychoeducation program reduced internalized stigma and increased hope in children with ADHD.
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