통합예술치료가 정신질환자의 자기효능감과 삶의 질에 미치는 영향

Effect of Integrated Art Therapy on Self-efficacy and Quality of life of Mental patients

본 연구는 통합예술치료가 정신질환자들의 자기효능감과 삶의 질에 미치는 영향을 알아보았다. 연구대상자는 D시에 소재한 정신요양시설의 재활프로그램에 참여하는 정신질환자들이었으며, 그 가운데 18명을 선정하여, 각각 9명씩 실험집단과 통제집단으로 나누어 프로그램을 진행하였다. 연구기간은 총 12회기로 주1회 60분씩 진행되었으며, 관찰자 1명과 함께 통합예술치료를 실시하였다. 측정도구로는 정신장애인의 자기효능감을 측정하기위하여 권자영(2010)이 번안한 한국어판 정신건강자신감 척도(Mental Health Confidence Scale:MHCS)와 국승희(2001)가 정신분열병 환자의 삶의 질을 측정하기 위해 개발한 삶의 질 척도 (Happy-Quality oflife)를 사용하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 첫째, 통합예술치료를 실시한 실험집단은 통제집단에 비해 자기효능감은 통계적으로 유의미한 향상을 보였다. 둘째, 통합예술치료를 실시한 실험집단이 통제집단에 비해 삶의 질이 통계적으로 유의미한 향상을 보였다

This study was to find out the effect of integrated art therapy on self-efficacy and quality of life of mental patients. The subjects were 18 mental patients participating in rehabilitation program at mental health care facility in D city and 9 of them were assigned to experimental group and another 9 were to controlled group each. This integrated art therapy was conducted for 60 minutes once a week total 12 sessions and with one observer. Mental Health Confidence Scale(MHCS) translated in Korean by Ja-young, Kwon for measuring self-efficacy of mentally disabled people and Happy-Quality of Life designed by Seung-hee, Kook for measuring quality of life of schizophreniac were used as tools for this study. The results were as follows: First, there was statistically meaningful increase in self-efficacy of experimental group, which was carried out integrated art therapy, compared to controlled group. Second, there was statistically meaningful increase in quality of life of experimental group, which was carried out integrated art therapy, compared to controlled group.