King Goal Attainment Theory Analysis

Theory Analysis and Evaluation: King's Theory of Goal Attainment

In 1981, Imogene King developed a theory that was originally a grand theory called the Conceptual System. From this theory she developed a mid-range theory that was called the Theory of Goal Attainment. In this paper we will discuss the King's theory, provide clear and coherent synthesis regarding the assumptions of the theory, and an in-depth analysis and evaluation of the theory.

Theory

Imogene Kings Conceptual Theory was based on three different systems. The systems found in this theory are personal system, interpersonal system and social system. The personal system consisted of individuals in their social and physical environment. The interpersonal system involved small

This article reflects on the use of the Theory of Goal Attainment to address goal progress in consumers with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder in a clinical trial of group psychosocial interventions. This study took place in California. It took a randomized collection of individuals that had a diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. Participants underwent treatments for 9 months and they included 36 weekly group therapy sessions that focused goal attainment (Tabak and Link, 2015). The study size of this research group was 55. To measure outcomes they used psychotic symptoms, goal attainment scaling, and statistical analyses. Positive and negative outcomes were the measures used when analyzing the psychotic symptoms. A worksheet was developed to measure the goal attainment scaling. This worksheet was completed by the individuals at the beginning of the study and then again at the end of the study. They would use specific indicators for common recovery goals: employment, housing, relationships, school, self-care, leisure activities, recovery from addictions, money management, and independent transportation (Tabak & Link, 2015). For the statistical analysis of the research, individuals were assessed on three occasions being:

This shows that the nurse relationship with the patient and setting goals can be an intrical part in the healing process.

An Anaylsis of this theory revealed extremely positive points to the Goal Attainment Theory. The application of King's thory to identify the problem and to take the approach of allowing the patient the autonomy of setting what they felt would be attainable goals showed to be a great benefit when treating schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. They did say that the sample size was very small and that they should have redone the study with a much larger sample size to see if they would have the same outcomes. They also stated that the measures needed to be more