Progress in the application of time perspective therapy in self-management of chronic disease patients

doi:10.3761/j.issn.0254-1769.2025.16.018

Abstract

Abstract:

Time perspective therapy can reshape the time perspective of chronic disease patients，improve their psychological state，optimize behavioral patterns，and enhance self-management awareness. This article reviews the concept and theoretical basis of time perspective therapy，assessment methods of time perspective，and influencing factors of time perspective in chronic disease patients，as well as methods and effects of applying time perspective therapy in self-management. Additionally，it analyzes challenges in implementation and proposes practical recommendations，aiming to provide psychological guidance for self-management interventions in chronic disease patients.

Key words: Time Perspective Therapy, Chronic Diseases, Self-Management, Nursing Care, Review

摘要：

采用时间观疗法能重塑慢性病患者的时间观，改善其心理状态、优化行为模式、增强自我管理意识。该文综述了时间观疗法的概念与理论基础、时间观的评估方法、慢性病患者时间观的影响因素、时间观疗法在慢性病患者自我管理中的应用方法及应用效果等，并分析其应用困境，提出实践建议，旨在从心理学角度为慢性病患者的自我管理干预提供指导。

关键词: 时间观疗法, 慢性病, 自我管理, 护理, 综述

CHEN Ciai, DING Shanni, PAN Hongying, GUO Jing, ZHOU Jinyan, WU Wenjin. Progress in the application of time perspective therapy in self-management of chronic disease patients[J]. Chinese Journal of Nursing, 2025, 60(16): 2040-2043.

陈慈爱, 丁珊妮, 潘红英, 郭晶, 周金燕, 吴文瑾. 时间观疗法在慢性病患者自我管理中的应用进展[J]. 中华护理杂志, 2025, 60(16): 2040-2043.

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