Ndukwu Eric C, Iwunna Peter U, Ndukwu Edith N, Orifamah Daniel
Department of Educational Foundations, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
Department of Social Science Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
J Patient Exp. 2024 Jul 25;11:23743735241259554. doi: 10.1177/23743735241259554. eCollection 2024.
This research study investigated the effectiveness of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) on depression and anxiety during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Nigeria. REBT is used in correcting irrational beliefs and behaviors. This study adopted a randomized pretest, post-test, control group design. Two trial-tested instruments covering; depression, anxiety, and irrational beliefs were for data collection. Data obtained with the instruments were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and analysis of variance. The study revealed that REBT was effective in reducing depression and death anxiety in COVID-19 patients. The result of this study also showed that the introduction of REBT helped to curb the spread of COVID-19 disease by letting Nigerians to know that the existence, mode of spread, and consequences of the disease is real and not a myth.
这项研究调查了理性情绪行为疗法(REBT)在尼日利亚2019年冠状病毒病(COVID-19)大流行期间对抑郁症和焦虑症的疗效。理性情绪行为疗法用于纠正不合理的信念和行为。本研究采用随机前测、后测、对照组设计。使用了两种经过试验检验的工具来收集涵盖抑郁症、焦虑症和不合理信念的数据。用这些工具获得的数据采用均值、标准差和方差分析进行分析。研究表明,理性情绪行为疗法在降低COVID-19患者的抑郁和死亡焦虑方面是有效的。这项研究的结果还表明,理性情绪行为疗法的引入有助于遏制COVID-19疾病的传播,因为它让尼日利亚人知道这种疾病的存在、传播方式和后果是真实的,而不是虚构的。