Enabling older homeless minority women to overcome homelessness by using a life management enhancement group intervention.
This paper describes the importance of a life management enhancement (LME) group intervention for older minority women in developing personal control and self-confidence in social relationships as they overcome homelessness. Women in the treatment group showed significantly greater personal control and higher levels of self-confidence following the six-week intervention than women in the control group. Increasing personal control and developing self-confidence in social relationships can help individuals achieve desired outcomes as a result of their actions, efforts, and abilities. These attributes can help women increase and sustain appropriate coping methods and overcome homelessness.
Washington
Olivia G M
OG
College of Nursing/Institute of Gerontology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA. o.washington@wayne.edu
Moxley
David P
DP
Taylor
Jacquelyn Y
JY
D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008875:Middle Aged; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D012932:Social Facilitation