TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - "VelaMente?!" - sailin in a crew to improve self-efficacy in people with psychosocial disabilities: a randomized controlled trial
JO  - Clinical practice and epidemiology in mental health
A1  - Sancassiani, Federica
A1  - Cocco, Alessio
A1  - Cossu, Giulia
A1  - Lorrai, Stefano
A1  - Trincas, Giuseppina
A1  - Floris, Francesca
A1  - Mellino, Gisa
A1  - Machado, Sergio
A1  - Nardi, Antonio Egidio
A1  - Fabrici, Elisabetta Pascolo
A1  - Preti, Antonello
A1  - Carta, Mauro Giovanni
SP  - 200
EP  - 212
VL  - 13
IS  - 
N2  - INTRODUCTION: It has been proposed that sailing can improve quality of life, personal and social skills of people with severe psychosocial disabilities. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of a psychosocial rehabilitative intervention focused on sailing on quality of life, self-efficacy and sense of coherence in people with severe psychosocial disabilities. <br><br>METHODS: The study was a randomized, with parallel groups, waiting-list controlled trial. Participants were 51 people with severe psychosocial disabilities. The intervention was a structured course to learn sailing in a crew lasting three months. A randomized group began the sailing course immediately after a pre-treatment assessment; the waitlist group began the sailing course after a three months period of treatments as usual. Participants were assessed before and after the sailing course, or the waiting list period, on the General Self-Efficacy scale (GSES), Sense Of Coherence scale (SOC) and Health Survey-short form (SF-12). <br><br>RESULTS: Self-efficacy significantly increased after the sailing course and decreased after treatment as usual (p=0.015). Sense of coherence and the levels of quality of life tended to improve after the sailing course, albeit below levels of statistical significance. <br><br>CONCLUSION: When compared to more traditional psychosocial rehabilitative activities, an intervention focused on sailing in a crew positively impacts the sense of coherence and the levels of quality of life and significantly improves self-efficacy of people with severe psychosocial disabilities. Further longitudinal research is required.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1745-0179
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1745017901713010200
ID  - ref1
ER  -