International Journal of Psychiatric Nursing
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 1

Impact of a Disease Management Program on Physical and Psychological Wellbeing of the Primary Caregiver of Client Diagnosed with Major Depression

12nd Year MSc Nursing Student, Lisie College of Nursing, Ernakulam, Kerala, India

2Principal, Lisie College of Nursing, Ernakulam, Kerala, India

Online published on 17 March, 2016.

Abstract

The present study was undertaken to find and evaluate the impact of disease management programme regarding major depression on the physical and psychological well being of the primary care giver of the client diagnosed with major depression before and after the administration of the intervention. Study results revealed that the mean posttest physical and psychological well being scores among the primary care givers who had undergone the disease management programme was significantly higher than the mean pretest scores at 0.05 level of significance.

Keywords

Disease management programme, physical wellbeing, psychological wellbeing, primary care givers, major depression