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Effects of an Empowerment Program on the Adjustment of Older Adults to Nursing Home Life

요양시설 노인의 시설적응을 위한 임파워먼트 프로그램의 효과

  • Chang, Ae-Kyung (College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago) ;
  • Park, Yeon-Hwan (College of Nursing, Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University)
  • Received : 2011.11.26
  • Accepted : 2012.07.23
  • Published : 2012.08.31
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Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the empowerment intervention on the levels of self-esteem, interpersonal relationships and adjustment to nursing home life of the Korean nursing home residents. Methods: Participants (n=47) whose period of stay was less than one year were purposefully selected from 3 nursing homes in Korea. The experimental group (n=21) attended 10 weekly hour-long empowerment sessions. The empowerment program comprised two components; group education and group discussion. The control group (n=26) received a two-hour education about health management. Results: Compared with the control group, the experimental group showed significantly higher mean scores of selfesteem (t=5.51, p<.001), interpersonal relationships (t=2.73, p=.009) and adjustment to nursing home life (t=2.10, p=.041). Conclusion: Findings of this study suggest that empowerment interventions may be effective in enhancing nursing home residents' self-esteem, interpersonal relationships and adjustment to nursing home life. Future research is needed to determine if such an empowerment program could be used with newly institutionalized elders to speed as well as enhance their adjustment to nursing home life.

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