@article{ref1,
title="Effects of an in-hospital nursing intervention on changing illness perceptions in patients with injury",
journal="Journal of Advanced Nursing",
year="2015",
author="Lee, Bih-O and Chien, Chi-Sheng and Hung, Chang-Chiao and Chou, Pi-Ling",
volume="71",
number="11",
pages="2540-2550",
abstract="AIM: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a nursing intervention in changing the illness perceptions of injured patients. <br><br>BACKGROUND: Illness perceptions have been found to be among the important patient outcomes after an injury. Research has suggested that a designed intervention might be an effective means of shaping injured patients' illness perceptions. <br><br>DESIGN: An experimental study design was employed. <br><br>METHODS: A total of 82 injured patients completed this study, with 42 in the experimental group and 40 in the control group. Data were collected from 2011-2013. A trained nurse practitioner delivered an in-hospital nursing intervention according to self-regulatory theory. The outcome measure was the change in illness perceptions of injury among the patients as measured by the Chinese Illness Perception Questionnaire Revised-Trauma (the Chinese IPQ-R-Trauma), which comprises eight subscales. The experimental and control groups were followed up via telephone survey 3 months after discharge. The generalized estimating equations were used to analyse the data. <br><br>RESULTS: The results showed statistically significant differences on two subscales of the Chinese IPQ-R-Trauma, Identity and Controllability, before and after the intervention. <br><br>RESULTS for the remaining six subscales did not change significantly. The findings indicate that the intervention resulted in a decrease in injury-related physical symptoms and in increases in positive perceptions among patients about controlling their postinjury condition. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: This nursing intervention led to changes in patients' illness perceptions and potentially improved the patients' self-regulation after their injuries. Future research can be conducted to enhance the effectiveness of the intervention protocol.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0309-2402",
doi="10.1111/jan.12716",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jan.12716"
}