Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing  2018;25(3):165-175

doi:10.7739/jkafn.2018.25.3.165

Self-Care Compliance among Patients with Liver Cirrhosis: Focusing on Symptom Experiences, Perceived Health Status and Disease Status.

Mi Jeong YUN 1

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Keywords

Liver Cirrhosis; Self-care; Compliance; Health status; Disease

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

PURPOSE: The purposes of this study were to examine symptom experiences, perceived health status, disease status, and self-care compliance of patients with liver cirrhosis and to identify the factors that affect their self-care compliance. METHODS: The study design was a cross-sectional design and 148 patients who were being treated at D-university hospital in Busan participated in the survey. The data were analyzed using t-test, ANOVA, Bonferroni test, Pearson correlation coefficients, and multiple linear regression analysis. RESULTS: The factors affecting self-care compliance were symptom experiences, disease status, age, and gender. These factors explained 21.6% of the variance in self-care compliance of patients with liver cirrhosis. CONCLUSION: The findings indicate that nursing interventions that prevent patients' symptoms are needed to promote self-care compliance in patients with liver cirrhosis. The patient should also be helped to recognize the need for self-care compliance from an early stage.