Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

Date of Degree

9-2019

Document Type

Doctoral Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy

Program

Nursing

Advisor

Martha V. Whetsell

Committee Members

Carol A. Baraldi

Catherine Alicia Georges

William Gallo

Claudette Gordon

Subject Categories

Geriatric Nursing | Medicine and Health Sciences | Nursing | Other Nursing

Keywords

Nursing, QOL, Quantitative, Geriatric, New York City, Martha E. Rogers

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the relationships between power, self-health patterning, and quality of life in older adults with chronic illness using Rogers’ science of unitary human beings and Barrett’s theory of power. A cross-sectional, correlational design was used to examine the variables in a sample of approximately 100 older adults with chronic illness. This study revealed that power, self-health patterning, and quality of life are related to one another and that both power and self-health patterning are associated with enhanced quality of life.

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