Effectiveness of CBTin Treating Depressive Symptoms of Asthma Patients

Abstract

Objective: The study was conducted to screen out the depressive symptoms of asthma patients and then dealing with the symptoms by using Cognitive Behavior Therapy as an intervention.

Study Design: Pretest-Posttest study design.

Duration and Place of Study: The study was carried out at NESCOM hospital, Islamabad from November 2017 to May 2018.

Subjects and Methods: A sample of 15 asthma patients was taken from the general medicine ward of NESCOM hospital, Islamabad. DASS-21 was used for identification of depressive symptoms. The study comprised of 3 stages including pre-assessment stage, intervention stage and post-assessment stage.  In Pre-assessment, the depression subscale of DASS-21 was administered and then CBT interventions were used. On completion of 8 sessions the post-assessment was done.

Results and Conclusion: Results indicated that there is a significant difference (on paired-sample t-test) in the score of depressive symptoms of asthma patients after getting the CBT. Present study has significant practicality in clinical settings.