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  • Trauma rehabilitation for war-affected persons in northern Uganda: A pilot evaluation of the EMPOWER programme

    Author(s)
    Sonderegger, Robi
    Rombouts, Sacha
    Ocen, Benson
    McKeever, Reyelle
    Griffith University Author(s)
    McKeever, Reyelle S.
    Year published
    2011
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    Abstract
    Objectives. This study evaluated the impact of a culturally sensitive cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT)-based intervention (the EMPOWER programme) for waraffected persons in northern Uganda. Design. The study conducted a pilot evaluation with a convenience sample of participants from internally displaced persons (IDPs) camps (i.e., a treatment camp and waitlist control camp). This was done to avoid treatment effects spreading from the intervention to control conditions. Methods. A total of 202 participants (N = 90 treatment participants and N = 112 control participants) were included as a convenience sample. The ...
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    Objectives. This study evaluated the impact of a culturally sensitive cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT)-based intervention (the EMPOWER programme) for waraffected persons in northern Uganda. Design. The study conducted a pilot evaluation with a convenience sample of participants from internally displaced persons (IDPs) camps (i.e., a treatment camp and waitlist control camp). This was done to avoid treatment effects spreading from the intervention to control conditions. Methods. A total of 202 participants (N = 90 treatment participants and N = 112 control participants) were included as a convenience sample. The Acholi Psychosocial Assessment Instrument (APAI), a culturally appropriate measure of psychosocial functioning, was administered to participants residing in two IDP camps at pre-treatment, post-treatment, and at 3-month follow-up. Participants in the treatment camp received the EMPOWER programme - a culturally sensitive CBT-based intervention teaching emotional resiliency and promoting forgiveness. Results. Participants in the treatment condition reported (a) significantly lower scores on the depression-like syndromes and the anxiety-like syndrome and (b) significantly more prosocial behaviours, than participants in the control condition. Conclusions. The results of this study provide initial support for the application of structured CBT interventions in war-affected areas, illustrating that the EMPOWER programme could be utilized by humanitarian agencies to address the psychosocial needs of war-affected displaced persons.
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    Journal Title
    British Journal of Clinical Psychology
    Volume
    50
    Issue
    3
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1348/014466510X511637
    Subject
    Psychology not elsewhere classified
    Psychology
    Cognitive Sciences
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/43695
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