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Implementation and evaluation of the empower youth program.

Kathleen A Nash¹

¹University of Texas School of Nursing, TX, USA.

Journal of Holistic Nursing : Official Journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association

|February 28, 2007

Summary

The Empower Youth Program improved adolescent self-care resources (SCR) and health control, though results were not statistically significant. Larger studies are needed to confirm the program's impact on youth health.

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Area of Science:

Adolescent Health
Health Education
Psychosocial Interventions

Background:

Adolescents require effective strategies to manage their health.
Self-care resources (SCR) are crucial for adolescent well-being.
Existing health programs may not fully address adolescent needs.

Purpose of the Study:

To implement and evaluate the Empower Youth Program for middle schoolers.
To assess the program's impact on adolescent self-care resources (SCR) and health control.
To determine if the intervention improves health outcomes compared to usual school services.

Main Methods:

Experimental pretest-posttest design with two randomly assigned groups.
Intervention group received the 9-week Empower Youth Program.
Control group received usual school services.
Forty middle school participants completed academic and emotional SCR measures.

Main Results:

Participants showed clinically meaningful improvements in self-reports after the intervention.
Differences between the intervention and control groups were not statistically significant.
Pre-existing SCR levels were controlled for in the analysis.

Conclusions:

The Empower Youth Program shows promise in enhancing adolescent self-care and health control.
While not statistically significant in this study, the program's effects are clinically meaningful.
Future research with larger sample sizes is recommended to validate findings.