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, Pages 63-74 PDF (962.38 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2024.296250.1837 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Amany Anter Mohamed* 1; Hanan Salem Sanad2; Reda Abdallah Abdel-Aziz2 | ||
| 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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