The effect of a holistic program on health-promoting behaviors in hospital registered nurses.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of the study was to examine the effect of a holistic program, the Collaborative Care Model (CCM) Program, and the development of a self-care plan on health-promoting behaviors in hospital nurses.


METHODS
A quasi-experimental, pretest, posttest, repeated measure, comparison-group design was used.


METHODS
The study was conducted in a large, academic medical center in the northeast. The experimental group included registered nurses (RNs) from units in one institution introduced to the CCM and development of a self-care plan in an 8-hour program. The control group received no intervention. Data were collected using the Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II instrument (HPLP II); a 52-question Likert-type scale with six subscales examining health-promoting behaviors.


RESULTS
Using repeated measures analysis of variance there was a significant increase (p = .02) in the overall HPLP II mean, spirituality ( p = .04), interpersonal relations (p = .04), and nutrition scores (p = .04) of the experimental group as compared over time with the control group.


CONCLUSIONS
The CCM plus the development of a self-care plan significantly increased overall health promoting behaviors, and spirituality, interpersonal relations, and nutrition scores in these RNs.
McElligott
Deborah
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Advanced Practice Nurses and the Office of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, North Shore University Hospital, NS-LIJ Health System, Manhasset, NY, USA. dmcellig@nshs.edu
Capitulo
Kathleen Leask
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Morris
Diana Lynn
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Click
Elizabeth R
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D000328:Adult; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009511:New England; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000523:psychology*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000517:prevention & control; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult