An Analogue Study to Examine the Potency of Group Metacognitive Therapy on OCD Symptoms Among Subclinical OCRD Subjects in Government Head Quarters Hospital at Erode

Abstract

Context: The analogue study involves subjects that are analogous or similar to the actual clinical phenomena of interest. In this study subjects with very mild symptoms of OCD were tested. Aim: The present study aimed to examine and compare the potency of Group Metacognitive Therapy on OCD Symptoms among Subclinical OCRD Subjects between experimental and control group. Methods: An analogue experimental design was used in this study. Simple random sampling technique was used for selecting 50 samples, in which 25 samples in experimental group and 25 in control group. The tools used for the study were background variables and Yale-brown Obsessive –Compulsive Scale (Y-Boc). Group Metacognitive Therapy was intervened for 4 weeks, with duration of 30-45 minutes. Findings: Results revealed that Paired‘t’ test value within the experimental group (pretest and posttest) showed statistical significance (t = 9.85) among subclinical OCRD subjects. Paired t test value within the control group (pretest and posttest) showed not quite statistical significance (t = 2.00) among subclinical OCRD subjects. Unpaired t test value (between experimental and control group) showed statistical significance (t = 8.23). Based on posttest OCD symptoms mean scores (Mean=5.24), experimental group showed reduced OCD symptoms compared with control group posttest OCD symptoms mean scores (Mean=7.96).The study findings revealed that administration of group metacognitive therapy were significant in reducing OCD symptoms among subclinical OCRD subjects. This analogue study had statistically proved the significant potency of Group Metacognitive Therapy by curtailing and scaling down the very mild symptoms of OCD.