The Effects on Helplessness and Recovery of An Empowerment Program for Hospitalized Persons With Schizophrenia

Abstract

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 60min, 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.