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Health-related hardiness and the effect of a psycho-educational group on clients' symptoms

dc.contributor.authorAustin, W.
dc.contributor.authorPollard, Cheryl
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-05
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-28T00:36:49Z
dc.date.available2022-05-28T00:36:49Z
dc.date.issued1999
dc.description.abstractIn the health literature, an individual's ability to resist illness when under stress has been referred to as ‘hardiness’. Resources, which may be used to sustain a sense of well being, can be categorized by two broad domains, ‘control’ and ‘commitment and challenge'. In this research, a quasi-experimental nonequivalent control group design was used to determine the impact of a specific clinical nursing intervention (the Wellness Program) in terms of its usefulness in fostering the development of health-related hardiness. Findings demonstrated a significant reduction in symptoms related to obsessive compulsiveness, hostility, psychoticism and average level of distress after subjects completed a relatively short psycho-educational health promotion group. Subjectively, the treatment group subjects also described positive changes in thoughts, feelings and behaviours. This research has implications for clinical interventions using small groups to promote health.
dc.description.urihttps://library.macewan.ca/cgi-bin/SFX/url.pl/93F
dc.identifier.citationWebster, C., & Austin, W. (1999). Health-Related Hardiness and the Effect of a Psycho-educational Group on Client Symptoms. Cheryl Webster and Wendy Austin. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 6, 241-247.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2850.1999.630241.x
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14078/787
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved
dc.subjecthealth promotion
dc.subjecthealth-related hardiness
dc.subjectmind-body interrelationship
dc.subjectpsycho-educational group
dc.subjectstress
dc.titleHealth-related hardiness and the effect of a psycho-educational group on clients' symptomsen
dc.typeArticle

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