非洲鼓團體對精神復健機構之慢性精神疾患者的生活品質探討

Effectiveness of djembe activities on the quality of life for patients with severe and persistentmental illness in community psychiatric rehabilitation centers

Objects: the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of djembe activities on the quality of life for community psychiatric patients.
Method: ten patients with severe and persistent mental illness in a community psychiatric rehabilitation center were joined the djembe activities for 12 session, once a week. Quantitative data was collected before and after the activity through a health related quality of life questionnaire (Quality of Life for Mental Disorders, QoLMD).
Results: The differences between before and after tests were not significant. But the scores of the 2nd tests were all slight more than 1st tests.
Conclusions: The findings suggest that appropriate sample size is better to test the effect of the intervention of djembe activities.