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Effectiveness of applying empowerment strategies when establishing a support group for parents of preterm infants

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  • Chung‐Hua Liu
  • Yi‐Hung Chao
  • Chiu‐Mieh Huang
  • Fang‐Chun Wei
  • Li‐Yin Chien

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Aims. The objectives of this study were to apply empowerment strategies to the establishing of a support group for parents of preterm infants who were recently discharged home and to examine its effectiveness in terms of self‐efficacy, perceived stress and depression among the parents. Background. While the concept of empowerment has been applied when establishing various patient support groups, it has not been explicitly used for parents of preterm infants. Design. This study applied a quasi‐experimental design. Method. The inclusion criteria were parents of infants with a birth gestational age of

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  • Chung‐Hua Liu & Yi‐Hung Chao & Chiu‐Mieh Huang & Fang‐Chun Wei & Li‐Yin Chien, 2010. "Effectiveness of applying empowerment strategies when establishing a support group for parents of preterm infants," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 19(11‐12), pages 1729-1737, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:jocnur:v:19:y:2010:i:11-12:p:1729-1737
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.03082.x
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    1. Renske Schappin & Lex Wijnroks & Monica M A T Uniken Venema & Marian J Jongmans, 2013. "Rethinking Stress in Parents of Preterm Infants: A Meta-Analysis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(2), pages 1-19, February.

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