Mokpo National University, Mokpo, South Korea.
J Transcult Nurs. 2013 Jan;24(1):33-42. doi: 10.1177/1043659612452005. Epub 2012 Jul 16.
This study aimed to explore the effectiveness of logo-autobiography (LA) as a therapeutic modality for Korean immigrant women suffering from depression and perceiving their lives as meaningless. A nonrandomized quasi-experimental study was conducted with pretest, posttest, and a 4-week follow-up test. Forty subjects--20 with antidepressants and 20 without--were divided quarterly and assigned to the experimental group and the control group. The experimental group reported a significant lower score on depressive symptoms (F = 6.832, p = .013; F = 19.800, p ≤ .001) and a higher score on meaning of life (F = 12.294, p = .001; F = 12.232, p = .001) than did the control group immediately after completing the LA and a 4-week follow-up. The LA was more effective for the subjects in the nonmedication group than in the medication group. In conclusion, LA is effective in reducing depressive symptoms and increasing a sense of meaning in life among Korean immigrant women suffering from depression.
本研究旨在探讨 logo 自传（LA）作为一种治疗模式对患有抑郁症且认为生活无意义的韩国移民女性的有效性。采用非随机准实验研究方法，进行前测、后测和 4 周随访测试。40 名受试者（服用抗抑郁药 20 名，未服用 20 名）按季度分为实验组和对照组。实验组在完成 LA 和 4 周随访后，抑郁症状显著降低（F = 6.832，p =.013；F = 19.800，p ≤.001），生活意义感显著提高（F = 12.294，p =.001；F = 12.232，p =.001），而对照组则没有。LA 对未服用药物的受试者比服用药物的受试者更有效。总之，LA 可有效降低抑郁症状，增加患有抑郁症的韩国移民女性的生活意义感。
