Ego-states and Quality of Life among Persons with Mental Disorders

Woo, Ji Yeon; Kim, Hyun Sook

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Journal of Korean Academy of psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 2004;13(1):14-22.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2004.13.1.14 Published online March 31, 2004.

Ego-states and Quality of Life among Persons with Mental Disorders

Ji Yeon Woo¹, Hyun Sook Kim²

¹Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Seodaemun CMHC
²Professor, Dept, of Nursing, Seoul Health College

Correspondence: Ji Yeon Woo, Tel: +82-2-337-2176, Fax: +82-2-337-2175,
Email: w0024@hanmail.net

Received: 24 February 2004 • Accepted: 6 March 2004

Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to investigate ego-states level and quality level of life among persons with mental disorders in community, grasp relationships between ego-states and quality of life, and provide the fundamental data to improve quality of life.
Methods
The subjects of study were the 106 persons with mental disorders who were registered in nine mental health center in Seoul and Kyong-gi province. The measurement tools for ego-state used in this study were the Ego-gram check list(50 items) and the life satisfaction scale(33 items). It was added general item 12 questions here and requested the clinical diagnosis and GAF(Global Assessment of Functioning) score to case management, and collected data did statistical analysis using the SPSS WIN 8.0 programs.
Results
1) CP ego-state's score was the mean 23.48，NP ego-state's was the mean 30.07, A ego-state's was the mean 26.83, FC ego-state's was the mean 26.44, AC ego-state's was the mean 29.26 in 50 full marks. 2) Total mean score to quality of life was 2.62 in a possible range of 1 to 5. The highest mean score was a situation of a house(m=2.84) and the lowest mean score was an occupation and a daily schedule (m=2.32). 3) The relationship between AC ego-state(p=0.009), CP ego-state and quality of life was negative significant, and A ego-state(p=0.010), FC ego-state(p=0.046), NP ego-state and quality of life was positive significant.
Conclusion
It is demanded various intervention ways in an occupation & a daily schedule and i relationship with friends & other persons to improve quality of life among persons with mental disorders. Also, I propose to try various programs that promote A ego-state and FC ego-state but reduce AC ego-state, and to measure the effect.

Key Words: Ego-gram; Ego-states; Quality of life; Mental disorder

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