The Relationships of Family support, Self-efficacy and Self-care Performance in Patients with Chronic Illness.
- Author:
Youn Jung SON
1
;
Young Rye PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Soonchunhyang University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Family;
Self efficacy;
Self care;
Chronic illness
- MeSH:
Chronic Disease*;
Chungcheongnam-do;
Education;
Humans;
Nursing;
Outpatients;
Self Care*;
Self Efficacy
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Adult Nursing
2005;17(5):793-801
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was to identify the relationship between family support, self-efficacy and self-care performance in patients with chronic illness. METHODS: The subjects were 100 in-and out-patients who were diagnosed with chronic illness at university hospital in Cheonan. The data analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient and stepwise multiple regression with SPSS WIN 12.0. RESULTS: The level of family support, self-efficacy and self-care performance were high. The family support in patients with chronic illness indicated a significant positive correlation to self-care performance but no significant correlation to self-efficacy. The self-efficacy in patients with chronic illness indicated a significant positive correlation to self-care performance. Family support and self-efficacy account for 24.4% of variance of the self-care performance. The most significant predictor which influenced self-care performance in patients with chronic illness was family support. CONCLUSION: The results of this study showed that family support and self-efficacy are very important variables in explaining the self-care performance. Therefore, these variables should be considered in nursing intervention development and education.
