Development and Evaluation of a Program to Promote Self Management in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B.
10.4040/jkan.2012.42.2.258
- Author:
Jin Hyang YANG
1
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Inje University, Busan, Korea. jhyang@inje.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Controlled Clinical Trial ; English Abstract ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
Chronic hepatitis B;
Program development;
Program evaluation;
Self care
- MeSH:
Adaptation, Psychological;
Adult;
Demography;
Female;
Hepatitis B, Chronic/*psychology;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
*Program Development;
*Program Evaluation;
*Self Care;
Self Efficacy
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2012;42(2):258-268
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of the program to promote self management for patients with chronic hepatitis B. METHODS: The research was a quasi-experimental design using a non-equivalent control group pre-post test. The participants were 61 patients, 29 in the experimental group and 32 in the control group. A pretest and 2 posttests were conducted to measure main variables. For the experimental group, the self-management program, consisting of counseling-centered activities in small groups, was given for 6 weeks. Data were analyzed using chi2, t-test, and repeated measures ANOVA with PASW statistics program. RESULTS: There were statistically significant increases in knowledge, self-efficacy, active ways of coping, and self-management compliance but not in passive ways of coping in the experimental group compared to the control group over two different times. CONCLUSION: The results of this study indicate that the self-management program is effective in increasing knowledge, self-efficacy, active ways of coping, and self-management compliance among patients with chronic hepatitis B. Therefore, it can be usefully utilized in the field of nursing for patients with chronic disease as a nursing intervention for people with chronic hepatitis B.
