Open AccessThe Effect of Religiously Integrated Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on the Psycho-Spiritual Well-Being of People Living with HIV
Author(s) -
Jose Leonardo L. Degillo,
Lisa Anna M. Gayoles
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
philippine social science journal (university of negros occidental-recoletos- online)/philippine social science journal (university of negros occidental-recoletos-print)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2704-288X
pISSN - 2672-3107
DOI - 10.52006/main.v3i3.245
Subject(s) - psychology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , clinical psychology , well being , cognition , acceptance and commitment therapy , psychological well being , intervention (counseling) , psychotherapist , medicine , psychiatry , family medicine
This study determined the effect of Religiously Integrated Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (RCBT) on the psycho-spiritual well-being of people living with HIV (PLHIV). A one-group pretest-posttest design was employed to determine the effect of RCBT on the psycho-spiritual well-being of PLHIV. The Psychological General Well-Being Index (PGWBI) and the Spiritual Well-Being Questionnaire (SWBQ) were used to measure psychological well-being and spiritual well-being, respectively. The intervention was a single session RCBT. The participants were PLHIV from the Philippine Catholic HIV/AIDS Network (PhilCHAN) Western Visayas group. The results of the study revealed a statistically significant increase in the psychological well-being of the PLHIV before and after the RCBT. Although there was an increase in the spiritual well-being of the PLHIV after the RCBT, it was not statistically significant. The findings suggest implications for the inclusion of RCBT in the services provided for PLHIV to improve their psycho-spiritual well-being.