Effect of Empowerment Program on Recovery and Helplessness among Patients with Schizophrenia | ||||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
| Article 6, Volume 12, Issue 45 - Serial Number 1, July 2024, Page 63-74 PDF (962.38 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2024.296250.1837 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Amany Anter Mohamed  1; Hanan Salem Sanad2; Reda Abdallah Abdel-Aziz2
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| 1Assistant Professor of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Minia University Egypt. | ||||
| 2Lecturer of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Minia University Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Empowerment should be embraced as an innovative approach that has a significant role in the recovery of patients suffering from schizophrenia that goes beyond symptom control and thus reduces their feelings of helplessness. Aim: The objective of the current research was to evaluate the effect of empowerment program on recovery and helplessness among patients with schizophrenia. Research design: The study' s aim was achieved through utilizing a pre-posttest quasi-experimental research design. Sample: Fifty schizophrenic patients at Minia Hospital for Mental Health and addiction treatment were selected as a purposeful sample. Tools: Personal and clinical data questionnaire, Recovery Assessment Scale, and Learned Helplessness Scale (LHS) were utilized. Results: Findings proved high statistically significant differences in the total scores of recovery and helplessness scales before and after program implementation. Conclusion: Empowerment program revealed significant effect on boosting recovery and reducing helplessness through a variety of practical intervention and coping strategies. Recommendations: involve empowerment program as a component of a holistic psychosocial interventions to schizophrenic patients | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Empowerment program; Helplessness; Recovery & Schizophrenia | ||||
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