Wade Hill|Clarann Weinert|Shirley Cudney
Influence of a Computer Intervention on the Psychological Status of Chronically Ill Rural Women
Public Health Dayton & Montgomery County|Montana State University|Arthritis Foundation|National Institute of Nursing Research|Public Health Dayton & Montgomery County|Montana State University|Arthritis Foundation|National Institute of Nursing Research|Public Health Dayton & Montgomery County|Montana State University|Arthritis Foundation|National Institute of Nursing Research
background adaptation chronic illness lifelong process presenting numerous psychological challenges shown influenced participating support groups rural women chronic illness face additional burdens access information healthcare resources sources support often limited developing virtual support groups testing effects psychosocial indicators associated adaptation chronic illness may help remove barriers adaptation objective examine effects computerdelivered intervention measures psychosocial health chronically ill rural women including social support selfesteem empowerment selfefficacy depression loneliness stress methods experimental design used test computerdelivered intervention examine differences psychosocial health women participated intervention n 44 women control group n 56 results differences women participated intervention controls found selfesteem f198 597 p 016 social support f198 443 p 038 empowerment f198 606 p 016 comparison means depression loneliness selfefficacy stress suggests differences psychosocial variables possible discussion computerbased intervention tested appears result improved selfesteem social support empowerment among rural women chronic illness descriptive nonsignificant differences found psychosocial variables depression loneliness selfefficacy stress women participated intervention appeared improve women control group