Journal of International Psychiatry

Abstract Objective: To investigate the effects of rational reconfiguration of emotional behavior on adverse emotions, coping style and hope level of family members of neonatal children with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. Methods: From March 2022 to February 2024, 90 family members of neonatal children with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy in our hospital were included in the study, and were divided into two groups with 45 cases each by random number table method. The control group (45 cases) received conventional intervention measures, and the study group (45 cases) added rational reconstruction therapy of emotional behavior on this basis. The negative emotions, coping styles and hope level of family members of the two groups were compared. Results: After intervention, the scores of Self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) and Self-rating depression Scale (SDS) were lower than those of control group (P<0.05). After intervention, the face scores of the study group were higher than those of the control group, and the avoidance and yield scores were lower than those of the control group (P<0.05). After intervention, the positive actions taken by the study group, the attitude towards reality and future, and the scores of intimacy with others were higher than those of the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion: Rational reconstruction therapy of emotional behavior combined with routine intervention can effectively reduce the adverse emotions of family members of neonatal children with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, improve the level of hope and coping style.

Key words: rational reconstruction therapy of emotional behavior; Neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy; Family members of the child; Bad mood