摘要
Anxiety symptoms are rampant among women in resource poor settings in Northern and Kenya,which negatively affect their quality of life(QoL).Psychoeducation(PE)could be effective in mitigating and treating anxiety disorders in resource poor settings,due to its cost-effective nature.This research aimed to improve the QoL of women with anxiety symptoms through an eclectic model of psychoeducation treatment.The quasi-experimental research design with an experimental group(EG)and a control group(CG)was adopted.A sample size of 200 was selected for the study(EG,N=100;CG,N=100).Beck’s Anxiety Inventory(BAI)was used to screen for anxiety while the EUROHIS eight-item index was used to evaluate the QoL indicators.Chi-square tests conducted at baseline established no variations in anxiety levels in the two groups(p=0.05).Psychoeducation was introduced as an intervention treatment to the EG two weeks after the baseline and then after six weeks at midline studies.At baseline,there was no statistical difference in the levels of anxiety.Endline studies showed that the PE treatment significantly improved anxiety symptoms(p=0.000)of EG respondents,leading to significant improvements in their QoL.Data were analysed by using SPSS Version 21.0.
