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Title: The Effect of Social Support Skill‑training Group Intervention on Perceived Social Support in Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Other Titles: IJNMR
Authors: Sirati‑Nir, Masoud
Khaghanizade, Morteza
Rahimi, Abolfazl
Khazaei, Mohammad
Ghadirian, Fataneh
Keywords: Iran
posttraumatic stress disorder
social support
stress disorder
veterans
Issue Date: Jul-2018
Citation: Volume 23 ¦ Issue 4 ¦ July-August 2018
Abstract: Traumatic events related to war have long effects on psychiatric psychopathologies. From these disturbing conditions, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is considered to be the most characteristic feature of psychiatric traumatic experience. The current study was designed to assess the effect of two social support skill‑training group interventions on perceived social support in veterans with PTSD. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted with the clinical trial method. According to the inclusion criteria, 60 of 367 veterans with PTSD were selected and randomly allocated into two intervention groups and a control group. The two training programs on social support skills consisting of three sessions, each being 1.5–2 h, were held weekly for 3 weeks. The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support was filled by samples before and 6 weeks after intervention. The data were analyzed by descriptive and analytical statistics using PASW Statistics 18. Results: The ANOVA results showed that after intervention, there were significant differences in perceived social support between intervention groups and control group (F = 1.06, p = 0.001), but there was no significant difference between intervention groups by t‑test (t = 28.05, p < 0.10). The paired t‑test showed a significant difference in all subscale scores of perceived social support between two intervention groups before and after intervention (p < 0.05). Conclusions: The results of the current study agreed with the positive effects of social support skill training on perceived social support in veterans with PTSD. It is suggested that these training courses should be included in the community re‑entry programs of veterans with PTSD.
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