Ericksonian hypnotherapeutic approaches in chronic care support groups: A Rogerian exploration of power and self defined health promoting goals
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Dorothy M. Larkin, PhD, RN, Professor Emerita - The College of New Rochelle
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In Martha E. Rogers' Science of Unitary Human Beings the purpose of nursing is to promote the health and well-being of all people. Health in Rogerian science is viewed as eudaimonistic, evolving well-being which involves actualizing desired health promoting potentials with power as knowing participation in change. This study examined how traditional and Ericksonian hypnotherapeutic support groups facilitated self defined health promoting goals and power as knowing participation in change for 49 participants with chronic physical illness.
A convenience sample of forty-nine persons diagnosed with chronic illnesses were randomly assigned to either a traditional support group or an Ericksonian hypnotherapeutic support group. Nine groups of five weeks duration were held over an 18-month period of time. All participants were encouraged to share their stories and give and receive support in their group. Participants randomly assigned to the Ericksonian hypnotherapeutic support group additionally received education in self hypnosis. All groups were facilitated by advanced practice holistic nurses. Measurements of power and self defined health promoting goals were obtained seven times over a ten week period. Data collection points were at orientation (T1), weekly for the five-week support groups (T2–T6), and then one month (T7) following the completion of the groups. Instruments utilized were Barrett's Power as Knowing Participation in Change Test semantic differential and the Self Defined Health Promoting Goals visual analogue scale.
The results indicated that both the traditional support groups and the Ericksonian hypnotherapeutic support groups experienced significantly enhanced power, p < .001, and significantly facilitated progression toward self defined health promoting goals, p < .001 for the forty nine persons with chronic illness who participated in the study. The effect size for the 17.57 point mean increase in power in the traditional support groups was .43 and the effect size for the 21.34 point mean increase in power for the Ericksonian hypnotherapeutic support group was a stronger .67. There was no significant difference detected between the two types of groups in terms of participants' power, p = .55 nor in progression toward their chosen health goals, p = .227. Although correlations for the self defined health promoting goals and power were not significant at T1 (r = .09), the correlations progressively increased through time to a strong correlation of r = .62 at T7 (p < .01). This finding supports Barrett's claim that power relates to health.
The investigator recommends further research on the health and power promoting benefits of traditional and Ericksonian hypnotherapeutic support groups for persons with chronic illness.
This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3004912; ProQuest document ID: 252094393. The author still retains copyright.
This item has not gone through this repository's peer-review process, but has been accepted by the indicated university or college in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the specified degree.
Type | Dissertation |
Acquisition | Proxy-submission |
Review Type | None: Degree-based Submission |
Format | Text-based Document |
Evidence Level | N/A |
Research Approach | Pilot/Exploratory Study |
Keywords | Support Groups; Chronic Illnesses; Health Promotion |
Grantor | New York University |
Advisor | Phillips, John R.; Malgady, Robert; Neagle, Madeline |
Level | PhD |
Year | 2001 |
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