Title

Logo-Autobiography and Its Effectiveness on Depressed Korean Immigrant Women

Journal Title

Journal of Transcultural Nursing

Publication Date

2013

Abstract

This study aimed to explore the effectiveness of logo-autobiography (LA) as a therapeutic modality for Korean immigrant women suffering from depression and perceiving their lives as meaningless. A nonrandomized quasi-experimental study was conducted with pretest, posttest, and a 4-week follow-up test. Forty subjects—20 with antidepressants and 20 without—were divided quarterly and assigned to the experimental group and the control group. The experimental group reported a significant lower score on depressive symptoms (F = 6.832, p = .013; F = 19.800, p ≤ .001) and a higher score on meaning of life (F = 12.294, p = .001; F = 12.232, p = .001) than did the control group immediately after completing the LA and a 4-week follow-up. The LA was more effective for the subjects in the nonmedication group than in the medication group. In conclusion, LA is effective in reducing depressive symptoms and increasing a sense of meaning in life among Korean immigrant women suffering from depression.

Keywords

logo-autobiography, depression, meaning of life, Korean immigrant women, psychiatric/mental health, transcultural health

Document Type

Article

Disciplines

Social and Behavioral Sciences | Social Work

Volume

24

Issue

1

First Page

33

Last Page

42

DOI

10.1177/1043659612452005

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