Randomized control trial of the health empowerment intervention: Feasibility and impact

Nursing Research

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 203-211

  Crawford Shearer, Nelma B ^a   Fleury, Julie D ^a   Belyea, Michael ^b  

^a Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Aging; Empowerment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOME CARE; HOMEBOUND PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOMEBOUND PERSONS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952094929     PISSN: 00296562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0b013e3181dbbd4a     Document Type: Article

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