The effects on helplessness and recovery of an empowerment program for hospitalized persons with schizophrenia.

PURPOSE: The study aim was to evaluate the effects on helplessness and recovery of an empowering program for patients with chronic schizophrenia. DESIGN AND METHODS: A repeated-measure design with a control group was used. The subjects consisted of 46 patients with schizophrenia admitted in three psychiatric hospitals in South Korea. The experimental group (n = 23) received the empowering program twice a week for 60 min, with a total of 6 weeks.
FINDINGS: This finding revealed that the empowering program was effective on helplessness (F = 185.218, p <.001) and recovery (F = 159.402, p <.001, F = 34.154, p <.001) of hospitalized persons with schizophrenia. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: This study demonstrated that the empowering program can be a useful psychiatric nursing intervention.

RCT Entities:   Population Interventions Outcomes