Highlights
- •Online program can improve the mental health of traumatized female college students
- •Online program improves physical symptoms in traumatized female college students
- •Using cognitive behavior therapy methods can relieve post-traumatic stress symptoms
- •Online interventions are time and cost effective
- •The Roy Adaptation Model is an appropriate theory for trauma intervention
Abstract
This study developed and evaluated an online mental health program for female college
students who experienced trauma, based on Roy's Adaptation Model. A randomized controlled
trial was adopted. Participants completed a survey on trauma and post-traumatic stress
symptoms. Data from experimental and control groups (n = 16) were collected over two months. The program reduced post-traumatic stress and
depression symptoms and improved functional health and adjustment. This effect was
sustained in experimental group participants for one month post-program. The findings
revealed the effectiveness of Internet mental healthcare for female students and the
crucial role nurses play in it.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: January 23, 2023
Accepted:
January 11,
2023
Received in revised form:
September 25,
2022
Received:
December 15,
2021
Footnotes
☆This article is a revision of the Kyunghyun Lee's doctoral dissertation from Yonsei University.
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