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KMID : 0379720100240020237
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Journal of Korean Community Health Nursing Academic Society
2010 Volume.24 No. 2 p.237 ~ p.248
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Effects of an Empowering Program on Health Quality of Life, Decision Making Self-efficacy, Self-care Competency, and Reasonable Medical Care Utilization among Low Income Women Households
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Ahn Yang-Heui
Kim Ki-Kyong
Kim Gi-Yon
Song Hee-Young
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Abstract
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Purpose: The study assessed the effects of a 12-session empowering program to promote health quality of life, decision making self-efficacy, self-care competency, and reasonable medical care utilization among low income women households in one rural area.
Methods: A quasi-experimental, one-group pre-posttest design was employed. A total of 28 women enrolled as medicaid recipients in the Public Health Center of W city agreed to participate. The empowering program consisted of 12 sessions addressing health education for self-care of disease, medication management, and counseling for psycho-social support. The intervention was delivered by five nurses and one social worker. Women completed a structured questionnaire measuring the study variables with demographic characteristic before and after the intervention. Data were analyzed by PAWS Statistics 17 utilizing descriptive statistics and paired t-test.
Results: After the intervention, significant increases were evident in participant health quality of life (t=-5.83, p<.001), decision making self-efficacy (t=-4.86, p<.001), self-care competency (t=-8.16, p<.001), and reasonable medical care utilization (t=-3.97, p<.001).
Conclusion: The 12-session empowering program on health quality of life as well as self-care competency was effective when delivered to low income women households. Further studies with larger numbers of participants and a control group are necessary to validate the results.
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KEYWORD
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Empowerment, Poverty, Woman, Self-efficacy, Self-care
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