The Effectiveness of a Counseling Program for Reducing Nightmares and Improving Sleep Quality among Gaza Children with Destroyed Houses in 2014 War
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2015-01-11
2015-05-18
301 - 334
Keywords
- Nightmares
- Gaza Children
- Sleep Quality
- Destroyed Houses.
- Counseling Program
Abstract
The study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of a counseling program for reducing nightmares and improving sleep quality among Gaza children whose houses were being destroyed during (2014) war. The study sample was composed of (18) children whose ages ranged from (10-12) years, and who suffered from frequent nightmares and poor sleep quality. The participants were randomly divided into two groups: an experimental group and a control group, each of which consisted of (9) children. While a counseling program was administered to participants in the experimental group, the control group did not receive any treatment. Results reported the effectiveness of the techniques based on cognitive behavioral theory in reducing nightmares and improving sleep quality among the experimental group participants in comparison with those in the control one. Additionally, the study showed that while there were statistically significant differences between the pre-measurement and post-measurement of the experimental group in favor of the post measurement (i.e., reducing nightmares and improving sleep quality), there were no differences between the post-measurement and the follow-up-measurement.
Abu Ghali, E., & Hijazi, J. (2016). The Effectiveness of a Counseling Program for Reducing Nightmares and Improving Sleep Quality among Gaza Children with Destroyed Houses in 2014 War. An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), 30(2), 301–334. https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-030-002-004
[1]E. Abu Ghali and J. Hijazi, “The Effectiveness of a Counseling Program for Reducing Nightmares and Improving Sleep Quality among Gaza Children with Destroyed Houses in 2014 War,” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 301–334, Feb. 2016, doi: 10.35552/0247-030-002-004.
Abu Ghali, Etaf, and Joltan Hijazi. “The Effectiveness of a Counseling Program for Reducing Nightmares and Improving Sleep Quality among Gaza Children with Destroyed Houses in 2014 War.” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), vol. 30, no. 2, Feb. 2016, pp. 301–34. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-030-002-004.
1.Abu Ghali E, Hijazi J. The Effectiveness of a Counseling Program for Reducing Nightmares and Improving Sleep Quality among Gaza Children with Destroyed Houses in 2014 War. An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities) [Internet]. 2016 Feb;30(2):301–34. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.35552/0247-030-002-004
Abu Ghali, Etaf, and Joltan Hijazi. “The Effectiveness of a Counseling Program for Reducing Nightmares and Improving Sleep Quality among Gaza Children with Destroyed Houses in 2014 War.” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities) 30, no. 2 (February 2016): 301–34. https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-030-002-004.
فعالية برنامج إرشادي في الحد من الكوابيس الليلية وتحسين جودة النوم لدى أطفال غزة المدمرة منازلهم أثناء حرب (2014)
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معلومات المقال
2015-01-11
2015-05-18
301 - 334
الكلمات الإفتتاحية
- Nightmares
- Gaza Children
- Sleep Quality
- Destroyed Houses.
- Counseling Program
الملخص
هدفت الدراسة إلى التحقق من فعالية برنامج إرشادي في الحد من الكوابيس الليلية وتحسين جودة النوم لدى أطفال غزة ممن دمرت منازلهم أثناء الحرب على غزة عام (2014). وشملت عينة الدراسة (18) طفلاً تتراوح أعمارهم ما بين (12-10) عاماً ممن يعانون من تكرار حدوث الكوابيس الليلية، وتدني جودة النوم. وتم تقسيمهم عشوائياً إلى مجموعتين تجريبية وضابطة، وبلغ عدد كل مجموعة (9) اطفال. وبينما خضعت المجموعة التجريبية إلى برنامج إرشادي، لم تتلق المجموعة الضابطة أي معالجة. وأسفرت نتائج الدراسة عن نجاح الفنيات المستخدمة القائمة على النظرية المعرفية السلوكية في خفض الكوابيس الليلية وتحسين جودة النوم لدى أفراد المجموعة التجريبية مقارنة بأفراد المجموعة الضابطة، كما توصلت إلى وجود فروق دالة إحصائياً لدى أفراد المجموعة التجريبية بين القياسين القبلي والبعدي لصالح القياس البعدي، حيث انخفضت الكوابيس الليلية، وتحسنت جودة النوم لديهم، بينما لم تظهر أي فروق بين القياس البعدي والتتبعي.
Abu Ghali, E., & Hijazi, J. (2016). The Effectiveness of a Counseling Program for Reducing Nightmares and Improving Sleep Quality among Gaza Children with Destroyed Houses in 2014 War. An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), 30(2), 301–334. https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-030-002-004
[1]E. Abu Ghali and J. Hijazi, “The Effectiveness of a Counseling Program for Reducing Nightmares and Improving Sleep Quality among Gaza Children with Destroyed Houses in 2014 War,” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 301–334, Feb. 2016, doi: 10.35552/0247-030-002-004.
Abu Ghali, Etaf, and Joltan Hijazi. “The Effectiveness of a Counseling Program for Reducing Nightmares and Improving Sleep Quality among Gaza Children with Destroyed Houses in 2014 War.” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), vol. 30, no. 2, Feb. 2016, pp. 301–34. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-030-002-004.
1.Abu Ghali E, Hijazi J. The Effectiveness of a Counseling Program for Reducing Nightmares and Improving Sleep Quality among Gaza Children with Destroyed Houses in 2014 War. An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities) [Internet]. 2016 Feb;30(2):301–34. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.35552/0247-030-002-004
Abu Ghali, Etaf, and Joltan Hijazi. “The Effectiveness of a Counseling Program for Reducing Nightmares and Improving Sleep Quality among Gaza Children with Destroyed Houses in 2014 War.” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities) 30, no. 2 (February 2016): 301–34. https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-030-002-004.
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