Effectiveness of applying empowerment strategies when establishing a support group for parents of preterm infants

Chung‐Hua Liu, Yi‐Hung Chao, Chiu‐Mieh Huang, Fang‐Chun Wei and Li‐Yin Chien

Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2010, vol. 19, issue 11‐12, 1729-1737

Abstract: Aims. The objectives of this study were to apply empowerment strategies to the establishing of a support group for parents of preterm infants who were recently discharged home and to examine its effectiveness in terms of self‐efficacy, perceived stress and depression among the parents. Background. While the concept of empowerment has been applied when establishing various patient support groups, it has not been explicitly used for parents of preterm infants. Design. This study applied a quasi‐experimental design. Method. The inclusion criteria were parents of infants with a birth gestational age of

Date: 2010
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