Analysis of the Adequacy of Interpersonal Relations Theory in Nurse-Led GroupsAbstract
The Theory of Interpersonal Relations in Nursing (Peplau, 1993) describes relations between nursing and patients. This study aimed to analyze the adequacy of this theory for application in groups led by a nurse. We carried out an analytic study, based on model analysis of theories of Nursing. The research methodology included the selection of articles available in MEDLINE which were published between 1996 and 2006, using the descriptors psychotherapy group and nursing theory as well as the keyword. Only one article applied the theory under study, and its analysis demonstrated that the nurse-client relation and the phases and roles of the Theory of Interpersonal Relations in Nursing are adequate for group interventions.
Nursing Theory; Psychotherapy Group; Nursing