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Rural women, technology, and self-management of chronic illness

Clarann Weinert1, Shirley Cudney, Wade G Hill

  • 1College of Nursing, Montana State University, Bozeman, USA. weinert@montana.edu

The Canadian Journal of Nursing Research = Revue Canadienne De Recherche En Sciences Infirmieres
|October 25, 2008
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The objective of this study was to determine the differences in the psychosocial status of 3 groups of chronically ill rural women participating in a computer intervention. The 3 groups were: intense intervention, less-intense intervention, and control. At baseline and following the intervention, measures were taken for social support, self-esteem, empowerment, self-efficacy, depression, stress, and loneliness. ANCOVA results showed group differences for social support and self-efficacy among the overall group. The findings differed for a vulnerable subgroup, with significant between-group differences for social support and loneliness. It was concluded that a computer-delivered intervention can improve social support and self-efficacy and reduce loneliness in rural women, enhancing their ability to self-manage and adapt to chronic illness.

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