Discussion
This study examined the effects of communal living skills training
on improving the activities daily living male patients of schizophrenia.
The pronominal content of training was self-care, communicational
skills, and challenging with behavioral problems to increase these
abilities in the experimental group.
Effect of communal living skills training
Our main hypothesis was, whether patients participating in the
communal living skills training treatment program show greater
promotes in every-day life function and compare them with the
control group received routine nursing care. The results showed that
the experimental group had significant changed than control group
in communal living skills training. They scores were increased in
three domain sub-scales including; self-care skills, communicational
skills, and challenging with behavioral problems.
These changes was absent in the control group. Our findings
were congruence to previous studies. For example, Praders &
MacDonald [12] found that telephone conversational skills training
could be improved the (a) expressing common courtesies (b) making
positive self-disclosures (c) asking questions, (d) making interactions
and acknowledgements in patients with mental disorders [12]. In
addition, Patterson et al [3] cited that Functional Adaptation Skills
Training (FAST) had benefit to patients with chronic psychotic
disorders. These training improved the overall socially function and
daily living skills in psychiatric patients. Our results indicated that
communal living skills training could be helpful for interpersonal
relationship among schizophrenia patients. Seo el al [13] examined
the effects of social skills training on social skills and self-esteem of 66
patients with chronic schizophrenia. They found that SST promoted
conversational skills, interpersonal relationships and assertive skills
of experimental group [13]. Furthermore, Chein et al [9] showed that
social skills training improved the conversation and assertive skills
of patients with schizophrenia [9]. As Hemati mansh et al suggested
that social skills training increased the daily living skills of patients of
schizophrenia