Effect of Intractable Disease Support Classes on Short-Term Psychic Profiles

Abstract

[Purpose] At our school we have introduced intractable disease support classes, and we investigated the effect on "mood" of recreation and physical exercises performed by those participating in the classes. [Subjects] The subjects were 10 participants in the classes who were patients suffering from intractable neural diseases. [Methods] Before and after participation we investigated subjects' mood using the Profile of Mood States. [Results] After the intervention Vigor was significantly enhanced, whereas Tension-Anxiety, Fatigue, and Confusion were significantly reduced. [Conclusion] The intractable disease support classes effected a short-term improvement in participant's mood.