Hodges B, Craven J, Littlefield C
Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Psychosomatics. 1995 Jul-Aug;36(4):360-8. doi: 10.1016/S0033-3182(95)71645-0.
Thirty-six lung transplant candidates (n = 16), recipients (n = 11), and support people (n = 9) were examined for psychological distress, coping style, and orientation to independent learning before and after receiving a self-help book in a program designed to alleviate psychosocial distress and bolster adaptive coping. The subjects rated the book as highly acceptable, and none reported increased psychological distress. A further six subjects completed initial psychological measures but elected not to us the book. These subjects were compared with study completers and found to have significantly higher disengagement scores on the Coping Strategies Inventory. Although uncontrolled, significant changes were observed in coping strategies used by the completer group. The relevance of these findings to the use of bibliotherapy in medically ill populations is discussed.
在一项旨在缓解心理社会困扰并增强适应性应对的项目中，对36名肺移植候选人（n = 16）、受者（n = 11）和支持人员（n = 9）在收到一本自助书籍前后进行了心理困扰、应对方式和自主学习倾向的检查。受试者对这本书的接受度很高，且无人报告心理困扰加剧。另有6名受试者完成了初始心理测量，但选择不使用这本书。将这些受试者与研究完成者进行比较，发现他们在应对策略量表上的脱离分数显著更高。尽管未进行对照，但观察到完成者组使用的应对策略有显著变化。讨论了这些发现与在患病群体中使用阅读疗法的相关性。
