Restoring power through nursing intervention.
OBJECTIVE
To test the effectiveness of seven therapeutic nursing interventions in alleviating powerlessness in chronically ill clients was tested.


METHODS
Part I of the study tested the Holistic Power Model, developed by the researchers, in a pilot study. Part II compared the effectiveness of seven therapeutic nursing interventions to decisional control in alleviating powerless in experimental (N = 25) and control groups (N = 25).


RESULTS
An inverse relationship was found between power resource scores and the perception of powerlessness. There was a significant difference in perceived powerlessness between the experimental and control groups following intervention.


CONCLUSIONS
Utilization of specific therapeutic nursing interventions is more effective in alleviating perceived powerlessness than utilizing the interventions of decisional control.
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Professional Nursing Program, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, USA.
Wichowski
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D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology*; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D018939:Holistic Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016294:Models, Nursing; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010358:Patient Participation; D011209:Power, Psychological