Abstract
Objective To explore the effect of rational emotive therapy on chronic sorrow in psychological nursing in families of epileptic children .Methods A total of 90 epileptic-children patients were randomly divided into intervention group （n=45） and control group （n=45）.The control group received the routine therapy and nursing care , while those in the intervention group were received rational emotive therapy , formulated “cognitive training-behavior regulation-emotional expression”.Adapted Burke Questionnaire （ ABQ） and the Coping Health Inventory for Parents （ CHIP ） were used to assess two groups before and after 4 weeks intervention.Results Through the rational emotive therapy ,the scores of the ABQ and fear, anger, anxiety, pain, despair, fear, guilt in the study group were lower than before （t=3.193,3.081,2.972,3.279,5.023, 3.834,3.494,3.199,respectively;P〈0.05）.The scores of CHIP and 3 subscales were better than before （t=2.889,3.107,4.275,3.031,respectively;P 〈0.05）.Conclusions Rational emotive therapy can help the patients with chronic sorrow , which could be widely used in clinical application . Key words: Epilepsy; Psychological nursing; Caregivers; Chronic sorrow; Rational emotive therapy
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