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Effects of an Empowerment Program on the Adjustment of Older Adults to Nursing Home Life
Aekyung Chang, Yeon-Hwan Park
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2012;42(4):559-567.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2012.42.4.559
Published online: August 31, 2012

1College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, U.S.A.

2College of Nursing, Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Park, Yeon-Hwan. College of Nursing, Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University, 28 Yeongeon-dong, Jongro-gu, Seoul 110-744, Korea. Tel: +82-2-740-8846, Fax: +82-2-745-8017, hanipyh@snu.ac.kr
• Received: November 26, 2011   • Accepted: July 23, 2012

© 2012 Korean Society of Nursing Science

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  • 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 self-esteem (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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Figure 1
Theoretical framework of this study based on the empowerment caring model.
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Table 1
Weekly Program of This Study
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Table 2
Homogeneity of Characteristics of General and related to Institutionalization
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Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group; MMSE-K scores=Mini-mental state examination-K scores.

*Fisher's exact test; Widowed/Divorced/Unmarried.

Table 3
Homogeneity of Dependent Variables
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Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.

Table 4
Comparison of Measurement Variables between the Experimental and Control Group
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Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.

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      Figure 1 Theoretical framework of this study based on the empowerment caring model.
      Effects of an Empowerment Program on the Adjustment of Older Adults to Nursing Home Life

      Weekly Program of This Study

      Homogeneity of Characteristics of General and related to Institutionalization

      Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group; MMSE-K scores=Mini-mental state examination-K scores.

      *Fisher's exact test; Widowed/Divorced/Unmarried.

      Homogeneity of Dependent Variables

      Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.

      Comparison of Measurement Variables between the Experimental and Control Group

      Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.

      Table 1 Weekly Program of This Study

      Table 2 Homogeneity of Characteristics of General and related to Institutionalization

      Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group; MMSE-K scores=Mini-mental state examination-K scores.

      *Fisher's exact test; Widowed/Divorced/Unmarried.

      Table 3 Homogeneity of Dependent Variables

      Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.

      Table 4 Comparison of Measurement Variables between the Experimental and Control Group

      Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.


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