فاعلية برنامج إرشادي جمعي لتنمية السلوك الصحي لدى الطلبة المصابين بالأمراض المزمنة

Abstract EN

The objective of the study was to examine the effectiveness of a group behavioralcognitive counseling program on developing health behaviors among chronic diseases students at Taibah District and Irbid Governorate.

To achieve the objectives of the study, a purposeful sample was selected consisting of (30) students assigned randomly into two groups; experimental and control.

Both Health Behavior Scales were developed after validity and reliability were obtained.

Furthermore, a group counseling program with behavioral- cognitive theory methods was constructed.

The results of the study indicated that the level of health behavior was moderate among chronic diseases students at Taibah District and Irbid Governorate.

The results of the study showed statistically significant differences between the means scores of the experimental and control groups on both health behaviors, in favor of the experimental group on the posttest.

The follow- up and post results of the study showed that the effectiveness of the behavioral- cognitive group counseling program on health behaviors was maintained after two months.

The study recommended including the concepts of general health in the first three basic grades textbooks.