Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon.
Sigma Theta Tau International Chi Iota Chapter, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
Clin Nurs Res. 2020 May;29(4):226-234. doi: 10.1177/1054773818808114. Epub 2018 Nov 26.
Lebanon has the highest per-capita concentration of refugees worldwide. There is an urgent need to offer psychosocial interventions to vulnerable groups such as Syrian refugee adolescents. To assess the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of a cognitive-behavioral intervention (Creating Opportunities for Patient Empowerment [COPE]) on depression, anxiety, and quality of life (QOL) in a sample of adolescent refugees (13-17 years) living in Lebanon. A preexperimental study design was used. COPE 7-Session was delivered to 31 adolescent Syrian refugees. Participants were assessed for depression (Personal Health Questionnaire-9), anxiety (General Anxiety Disorders Scale), and QOL (Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory). Feasibility and acceptability findings indicated that the COPE program was a positive experience for teens. Significant decreases in depression and anxiety, and increases in QOL were also reported. COPE is an effective cognitive-behavioral intervention that can be delivered in an Arabic/Middle-Eastern setting for teen refugees to improve mental health and QOL.
黎巴嫩拥有全世界最高的人均难民密度。现在急需为叙利亚难民青少年等弱势群体提供心理社会干预。为了评估认知行为干预（Creating Opportunities for Patient Empowerment [COPE]）对居住在黎巴嫩的青少年难民（13-17 岁）的抑郁、焦虑和生活质量（QOL）的可行性、可接受性和初步效果，我们采用了一种预实验研究设计。COPE 7 疗程被提供给 31 名叙利亚青少年难民。参与者接受了抑郁（个人健康问卷-9）、焦虑（一般焦虑障碍量表）和 QOL（儿科生活质量量表）的评估。可行性和可接受性研究结果表明，COPE 方案对青少年来说是一种积极的体验。此外，研究还报告了抑郁和焦虑的显著降低，以及 QOL 的提高。COPE 是一种有效的认知行为干预，可以在阿拉伯/中东地区为青少年难民提供，以改善他们的心理健康和 QOL。
