Effectiveness of Empowerment Intervention Program on Recovery and Perceived Discrimination among patients with schizophrenia | ||
| Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Volume 36, Issue 1, February 2025 PDF (919.82 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/tsnj.2025.424745 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Faten Hassan alam1; Rania Sobhy Elgendy2; Manal Mohamed Abdelhamid Ali3 | ||
| 11Assistant Professor of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University, Egypt. 2Associate Professor at Ibnsina National College for Medical Studies, Saudia Arabia, Jeddah. | ||
| 2Lecturer of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University, Egypt | ||
| 3Lecturer of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: For individual living with schizophrenia, Empowerment interventions focus on promoting autonomy, self-efficacy, and active participation in decision-making related to their treatment and daily lives. Aim of the study: To evaluate effectiveness of empowerment intervention program on recovery and perceived discrimination among patients with schizophrenia. Subjects and Method: Setting of the study: The study was conducted at the Psychiatric and Mental Health Hospital in Meet-khalf at Menoufia that affiliated to the ministry of health and population, Egypt. Subjects: A purposive sample of 50 patients with schizophrenia was approached to participate in the study. Tools of the study: Interviewing questionnaire, recovery assessment scale and Perceived devaluation and discrimination scale. Results: According to the study's findings, the recovery level of the study group was significantly higher than that of the control group prior to the intervention. Also, the post-intervention group exhibited a statistically significant decrease in discrimination in comparison to the pre-intervention group. Conclusion: Results showed that patients with schizophrenia who participated in empowerment interventions had better recovery rates and reported less discrimination. Recommendation: empowerment intervention program should be provided as intervention for patients with mental illness. | ||
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