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Self-efficacy as a unifying construct in nursing-social work collaboration with vulnerable populations
Olivia G M Washington1, David P Moxley
1Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.
Nursing Inquiry
|November 27, 2012
Summary
This study explores self-efficacy practice to guide nursing-social work research with older African-American women experiencing homelessness. The findings offer a strategy to improve their health and quality of life.
Area of Science:
- Nursing-Social Work
- Community Health
- Psychology
Background:
- Older African-American women experiencing homelessness are a vulnerable population.
- Self-efficacy theory provides a framework for understanding and promoting change.
- Action research in partnership with the community is a valuable approach.
Purpose of the Study:
- To adapt self-efficacy theory for nursing-social work action research.
- To develop an intervention to help older African-American women exit homelessness.
- To improve functional health, well-being, and quality of life for this population.
Main Methods:
- Utilizing a decade and a half of experience with the target population.
- Applying Albert Bandura's four sources of self-efficacy: vicarious experience, emotional arousal, verbal persuasion, and role performance.
- Implementing a collaborative, community-based action research strategy.
Main Results:
- The adapted self-efficacy sources form a distinctive intervention practice.
- The strategy is designed to facilitate emergence from homelessness.
- The approach aims to enhance functional health and overall well-being.
Conclusions:
- Self-efficacy practice can be a powerful organizing construct in community-based research.
- This intervention strategy shows promise for improving outcomes for vulnerable older women.
- Collaborative action research grounded in self-efficacy theory can empower individuals and communities.
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