ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Hunsa Payomyong Sethabouppha

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: I Feel So GooD :Applied Group Reality Therapy Weight Watch Program for Enhancing Mental Health of Overweight Personnel in Thailand.

แหล่งที่มา/Source: Mentalhealth toward 2020; Working Together for Better Mental Health in Asia.The 7th Annual International Mental Health conference of the DMH. Thai MoPH. Paeg 63.

รายละเอียด / Details:

In Thailand, excessive body weight, an individual clinical condition, is under great concems. Being overweight has been shown to predispose to various problems and poor mental health. To prevent these problems, people need to start with facing the reality of their health, mind, and belief. The"I Feel So Good Club" had been set up by recruiting personnel with BMI (Body Mass Index) over 25. The reality therapy group, had been administered to 12 volunteers from the club for 3 months. The reality therapy group addressed 3 themes: 1) focusing on the present and avoid discussing the past.2) encouraging people to judge their actions by "Is what I am doing getting me closer to what I need?" 3) Helping people create, specific, workable plans to succeed in fulfilling their needs, and then follow through by helping themevaluate their progress (William Glasser Institute, 2004 ). Then, the "I Feel So Good Program" was produced by integrating lesson learned from the "I Feel So Good Club" and the reality therapy group. After editing details by 5 experts, the programwas tried out by the members of the club for 3 months. Personnel attending the program reported that they felt very pleased to loose 4 to 12 kgs. Of their body weight within 3 months. The results also reported, via focus group and interviewing, that overweight personel experienced of happiness and were able to control their body weight within 3 months. The results also reported, via focus group and interviewing, that overweight personel experienced of happiness and were able to control their diet, exercise, and mind management. The program reported an effectiveness of applying reality therapy to weight watch program. Thus, facing the reality of their health, mind, and belief can help overweight personnel enhance their mental health and move away from being overweight.

Keywords: applied group reality therapy weight watch program, enhancing mental health of overweight personnel

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 2008

Address: Faculty of Nursing,Chiang Mai University, Thailand

Code: 2010000257

ISSN/ISBN: -

Country of publication: Thailand

Language: English

Category: Abstract

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