Effects of a practitioner-led empowerment program for low-income social service recipients in South Korea: a quasi-experimental study.

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a practitioner-led empowerment program on self-sufficiency motivation, self-esteem, and self-efficacy among low-income service recipients at self-sufficiency centers. Methods: A quasi-experimental repeated-measures design was used. Participants we...

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Publicado en:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Vol. 56; no. 2; pp. 276 - 289
Autores principales: Hyun, Myung Sun, Park, Eunyoung, Kang, Hyuncheol, Kim, Mi-hye
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Publicado: Korean Society of Nursing Science May2026
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          Hyun, Myung Sun
          Park, Eunyoung
          Kang, Hyuncheol
          Kim, Mi-hye
        affil: Research Institute of Nursing Science, College of Nursing, Ajou University, Suwon, South Korea
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          Empowerment South Korea
          Socioeconomic Factors
          Social Work Service
          Social Welfare
          Self Concept
          Motivation
          Self-Efficacy
          Human
          South Korea
          Quasi-Experimental Studies
          Program Evaluation
          Repeated Measures
          Psychiatric Nurses
          Social Determinants of Health
          Reality Therapy
          Purposive Sample
          Analysis of Variance
          Questionnaires
          Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale
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      ab: Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a practitioner-led empowerment program on self-sufficiency motivation, self-esteem, and self-efficacy among low-income service recipients at self-sufficiency centers. Methods: A quasi-experimental repeated-measures design was used. Participants were recipients of social services from 11 local self-sufficiency centers in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. In total, 100 participants were recruited, with 51 assigned to the experimental group and 49 assigned to the control group. The experimental group received an eight-session program delivered by center practitioners who had been trained by mental health nurses, whereas the control group received usual services. Self-sufficiency motivation, self-esteem, and self-efficacy were assessed at three time points: baseline (pretest: T0), immediately after the intervention (post-test: T1), and 4 weeks after the intervention (follow-up: T2). Results: Using generalized estimating equations, participants in the experimental group showed significantly greater improvements than those in the control group at both T1 and T2 in self-sufficiency motivation (T1: B=1.61, p=.030; T2: B=2.88, p<.001), self-esteem (T1: B=2.77, p<.001; T2: B=2.78, p<.001), and self-efficacy (T1: B=3.95, p=.004; T2: B=4.19, p<.001). Conclusion: The practitioner-led program is associated with significant short-term improvements in psychosocial determinants of self-sufficiency among low-income service recipients. These findings may inform the development of community nursing interventions that support the psychosocial foundations of independent living in this population and provide a basis for training programs designed to strengthen the capacity of practitioners at local self-sufficiency centers (Clinical Research Information Service of Korea registration number: KCT0010027; registration date: December 12, 2024).
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