Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ576704
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Psychology as a Theoretical Foundation for Health Education in Nursing: Empowerment or Social Control?
Piper, Stewart M.; Brown, Peter A.
Nurse Education Today, v18 n8 p637-41 Nov 1998
Psychology offers nurses engaging in health education insight into the motivation behind behavior. It can aid the process of developing patient knowledge, understanding, and empowerment, but not if used to reinforce social control. (SK)
Descriptors: Empowerment, Health Behavior, Health Education, Models, Nursing Education, Psychology, Social Control
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Language: English
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