Effects of filling painting on attention function of bipolar affective disorder patients

Abstract

Objective To explore the effects and correlative factors of filling painting on attention function of bipolar affective disorder (BAD) patients. Methods The random number table was used to selected 70 BAD patients who admitted our hospital from January to December 2014, and they were randomly divided into experimental group and control group on average. The patients of control group underwent medicine treatment and health education, while the patients of experimental group, based on the interventions of control group, received filling painting training, which utilized numerical span, trail marking test A (TMT-A), digit symbol test, Stroop color word test (including Stroop-word, Stroop-color, Stroop color word detection) etc. sub-test to compare attention function before and 6 weeks after interventions, so as to further analyze the correlation between attention function and age, disease process, educational years, symptom. Results Six weeks after interventions, the scores difference of numerical span test in experimental group had no statistical significance difference (P>0.05); but the scores of experimental group were better than that of control group in digit symbol test, Stroop-word, Stroop-color, Stroop color word detection (P<0.05); the time consumed shorter in experimental group compared with that of control group (P<0.05); except numerical span, the other program of attention function effects had correlation with patient′s age, disease process, educational level and symptom. Conclusions Filling painting can facilitate attention function of BAD patients and be benefit rehabilitation of cognitive function; attention function may impact by age, disease process, educational level, symptom, and other factors. Key words: Filling painting; Bipolar affective disorder; Attention function; Rehabilitation effects