Table 2.
Standard nursing intervention and acceptance commitment therapy.
| Standard nursing intervention | Session 1: Anxiety | 1. Assess for signs and symptoms of anxiety and the client's ability to reduce anxiety |
| 2. Describe the process of anxiety | ||
| 3. Exercises to deal with anxiety: Take a deep breath, Distraction, Five finger hypnosis, Spiritual activities | ||
| 4. Help the client to do the exercises according to the schedule of activities. | ||
| Session 2: Helplessness | 1. Assess for signs and symptoms of helplessness | |
| 2. Explain the process of helplessness | ||
| 3. Practice how to control the situation | ||
| 4. Practice how to control your mind | ||
| 5. Role-playing exercises that can be done | ||
| 6. Help the client to do the exercises according to the activity schedule | ||
| Session 3: Hopelessness | 1. Assess for signs and symptoms of hopelessness | |
| 2. Explain the process of hopelessness | ||
| 3. Discuss with clients: Ability possessed, Owned support system, Life expectancy | ||
| 4. Exercise social relations with the environment | ||
| 5. Practice doing daily activities (eating, resting/sleeping, personal hygiene, spiritual activities) | ||
| 6. Practice building realistic expectations | ||
| 7. Help the client to do the exercises according to the activity schedule | ||
| Session 4: Risk for suicide | 1. Assess the signs and symptoms of suicide risk, causes and ability to overcome them | |
| 2. Explain the process of risk of suicide and its consequences | ||
| 3. Build hope and future | ||
| 4. Practice how to control suicidal ideation | ||
| 5. Help the client to do the exercises according to the activity schedule | ||
| Acceptance and commitment therapy | Session 1: identifying unpleasant events, thoughts, feelings and behaviors that arise and accepting the changes | 1. Identify unpleasant events in life |
| 2. Identify thoughts, feelings and behaviors that arise due to unpleasant events | ||
| 3. Exploring the impact of thoughts, feelings and thoughts on the client's life | ||
| 4. Accepting health conditions, treatment and care | ||
| 5. Identify changes that occur after accepting the condition | ||
| Session 2: finding positive life values and commitment using client's chosen values to prevent relapse | 1. Find positive value after receiving | |
| 2. Form a commitment to recovery by agreeing on positive values that the client can take and do to prevent recurrence |