Sense of Power Among Older People in Iran |
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| Authors: | Maryam Ravanipour Shayesteh Salehi Fariba Taleghani Heidar Ali Abedi Marieke J Schuurmans Anneke de Jong |
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| Institution: | 1. The Persian Gulf Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences , Bushehr, Iran ravanipour@gmail.com;3. Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences , Isfahan, Iran;4. Faculty of Health Care, University of Applied Sciences , Utrecht, The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | Power is a resource for living that is present in all individuals, and has a positively uplifting effect on one's quality of life. In a grounded theory approach, we searched for factors influencing the sense of power, which exist in elders' interactions in their environment. These factors were awareness of personal changes, coping, role taking, perceived satisfaction, independence, and being in control. Self-management was at the core of all these factors. Educational interventions by health care professionals based on the elders' needs for empowerment comprise a major part of wellness approaches. |
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