Psychoeducational Groups

Brown, Nina W.

doi:10.4324/9780203507056

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“…Exclusion criteria were one or more of the following within the past 6 months: diagnosis of an acute, life-threatening disease; two or more hospitalizations; a significant loss in the past 6 months, or abnormal Mini-Cog Dementia Test (Borson, 2000) indicating cognitive losses likely to preclude participation. Group size of eight to 10 participants in each group was determined to be optimal based on the literature (Brown, 2004) and opinions of two consultants experienced in conducting psychoeducational groups. Thus, 20 participants were recruited, 10 from each center.…”

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Facilitating Self-Transcendence: An Intervention to Enhance Well-Being in Late Life

et al. 2017

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This randomized controlled pilot study evaluated the effects of the Psychoeducational Approach to Transcendence and Health (PATH) Program, an 8-week intervention hypothesized to increase self-transcendence and improve well-being in community-dwelling women aged 60 years and older ( N = 20). The PATH combined mindfulness exercises, group processes, creative activities, and at-home practice using community engaged research methods. Findings provided some support for the effectiveness of PATH. Although there was no significant Group × Time interaction, self-transcendence, psychological well-being, and life satisfaction differed significantly pre- and postintervention in the wait-listed control group, which received a revised version of the program. Further study is needed with a larger sample to determine the effectiveness of PATH. Potentially, PATH may be a convenient and affordable activity to support personal development and improve well-being among older adults at senior centers, retirement communities, nursing homes, church groups, and other places where older adults gather.

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Facilitating Self-Transcendence: An Intervention to Enhance Well-Being in Late Life

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“…By chance, only women were randomly selected for the intervention group and participated in this study ( N = 11). Group size, 8 to 10 participants, was based on optimal size for similar psychoeducational groups (Brown, 2004). Participation was limited to cognitively intact adults aged 60 years or older with no diagnosis of a life-threatening disease, more than one hospitalization, or significant loss in the past 6 months.…”

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Assessing the Psychoeducational Approach to Transcendence and Health Program

McCarthy

Bowland

Hall

et al. 2015

Int J Aging Hum Dev

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The late-life developmental process of self-transcendence shapes elders' perspectives on self, others, the nature of this world, and of a dimension beyond the here and now. This qualitative pilot study evaluated the Psychoeducational Approach to Transcendence and Health (PATH) Program, a psychoeducational intervention to promote self-transcendence and well-being in community-dwelling women at a senior center. The intervention involved eight weekly group sessions using group processes, mindfulness practices, creative experiences, and independent at-home practice. The findings supported the underlying theory-based structure and content of the intervention and indicated the intervention may empower elders to attend to self-care, develop acceptance, and learn new skills associated with health and well-being, thus merits further study. Based on insights gained from facilitators' and participants' experiences and perceptions, the intervention will be revised and strengthened.

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“…The sessions were led by trained interventionists who delivered information to small groups ranging in size from two to four people and lasted about an hour. The education program drew upon psycho-educational group theory, 26 as well as several specific practices from the self-management literature, including group brainstorming, problem-solving, and action planning. 27 The program also applied the core principles of self-efficacy enhancement, in particular, peer modeling, vicarious learning, social persuasion, and guided mastery.…”

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confidence: 99%