Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53800#.VNMmXCzQrzE Author(s) Linda Garner Affiliation(s) Department of Nursing, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, USA . ABSTRACT Creativity interventions have been shown to positively influence psychological and emotional health indicators. Nurses can play an important role in the development and implementation of interventions designed to counter the longer-term emotional and psychological consequences of trauma. The purpose of this study was to explore how participation in a nurse-facilitated weekly craft group may influence anxiety, depression, self-esteem, and self-confidence among women who have emotional and physical experienced trauma. A pre/post visual analog scale was used during a 7-week intervention to measure changes in anxiety, depression, stress, self-esteem and self-confidence among a convenience sample of ad...
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