Effects of a Family Caregivers Empowerment Program on Rehabilitation Practices in Intermediate Patients with Mobility Impairment in a Community
Keywords:
Empowerment, Family caregiver, Intermediate patients with mobility impairment, Rehabilitation practicesAbstract
The rehabilitation of intermediate patients with mobility impairment requires high-quality and standardized care, which necessitates the active involvement of family caregivers. This quasi-experimental study, designed with two groups and pre-and post-tests, aimed to compare the rehabilitation practices of family caregivers for intermediate patients with mobility impairment in a community, both before and after receiving an empowerment program. It also compared the results between the experimental group, which participated in the empowerment program for 6 weeks, and the control group, which followed standard rehabilitation practices. The participants consisted of 50 family caregivers of intermediate patients with mobility impairment in the community, divided into an experimental group (25 participants) and a control group (25 participants).The research tools included: 1) an empowerment program developed by the researchers based on Gibson’s empowerment concept; 2) materials used in the activities, including manuals, posters, and video media shared via LINE groups, covering topics such as joint stiffness assess- ment, joint and muscle exercises, and posture management; and 3) an observation form to evaluate rehabilitation practices for intermediate patients with mobility impairment in the community. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, paired t-tests, and independent t-tests.
The research results indicated that after receiving the empowerment program, the experimental group showed statistically significant higher scores in rehabilitation practices for intermediate patients with mobility impairment compared to their scores before the program (t = -6.157, p < .001), as well as higher than the control group which followed standard care practices (t = 5.14, p < .001).
This research demonstrated that the empowerment program for family caregivers in relation to rehabilitation practices for intermediate patients with mobility impairment in a community can serve as a guideline for community nurse practitioners, case managers, and healthcare personnel. It can be used to effectively promote family caregivers’ involvement in the rehabilitation of intermediate patients with mobility impairment.
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