Background 

Of almost 5.7 million Americans with heart failure, 80% are 65 years and older. Empowerment approaches facilitating recognition of personal and social contextual resources may improve well-being in this vulnerable population.

Objective 

This research evaluated the feasibility of the Health Empowerment Intervention (HEI) in older adults with heart failure, including effects on health empowerment, purposeful participation, self-management, functional health, and well-being.

Methods 

Twenty older adults with heart failure were randomly assigned to HEI or Attention Control conditions. The HEI consisted of 6 weekly sessions based on the Health Empowerment Theory. Outcomes were measured at baseline and at 6 weeks.

Results 

Feasibility of the HEI was supported; participants realized significant improvement in health empowerment and purposeful participation in goal attainment.

Conclusions

This research supports the feasibility of the HEI and provides a basis for continued evaluation.

中文翻译：

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老年心力衰竭健康授权干预的可行性研究。

背景 

在近 570 万患有心力衰竭的美国人中，80% 的年龄在 65 岁及以上。促进识别个人和社会背景资源的赋权方法可能会改善这一弱势群体的福祉。

客观的 

该研究评估了健康的可行性授权干预（HEI）老年成人与心脏衰竭，包括对健康的影响能力，有目的的参与，自我管理，功能性保健和福祉。

方法 

二十名患有心力衰竭的老年人被随机分配到 HEI 或注意力控制条件。HEI 包括基于健康赋权理论的 6 周每周会议。在基线和 6 周时测量结果。

结果 

支持 HEI 的可行性；参与者在健康赋权和有目的地参与目标实现方面取得了显着改善。

结论

这项研究支持了 HEI 的可行性，并为继续评估提供了基础。