The Effect of Neuro-Linguistic Programming on Depression, Anxiety and Stress in Liver Transplant Patients

Aim: This study was conducted using a prospective randomized single-blind clinical trial model to examine the effect of neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) on depression, anxiety, and stress in liver transplant patients.Materials Methods: with patients at university’s Liver Transplant Institute between June 2021 December 2021. The sample size determined as 84 (Experimental group: 42, control 42). Personal information form Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS-21) were used collect data. data obtained from research evaluated SPSS 25.Results: In experimental group, mean score DASS-21 found be 38.95 ± 11.96 before NLP application 25.21 5.43 after application. It statistically significant that value second measurement lower than first (p<0.05). significantly decreased all parameters 51.05 7.53 52.57 7.92 measurement. higher (p<0.05).Conclusion: reduced patients. line this result, it can suggested nurse’s benefit practice receive training managing experienced by