대한간호학회지 (Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing)
- 제20권2호
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- Pages.185-194
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- 1990
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- 2093-758x(eISSN)
류마티스양 관절염환자의 불편감, 자기존중감, 성격 및 삶의 만족도간의 관계
A Study on the Relationships of Discomfort, Self-Esteem, Personality and Life-Satisfaction in Persons With Rheumatoid Arthritis
초록
The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation of discomfort. self - esteem. personality and life - satisfaction in persons with rheumatoid arthritis and to provide basic data to help them attain a better quality of life. From Jan. 27 to Feb. 24, 1988, 53 patients, registered at a rheumatic clinic at one general hospital in Seoul, were accepted as subjects for this study. The instruments used for this study were a discomfort scale and life- satisfaction scale developed by the researcher, Rosenberg's Self - esteem Scale and Wallston and Wallston's Multidimensional Health Locus of Control (MEILC) Scale. The reliability of the scales were tested by Cronsbach's alpha. The collected data were analyzed by the SAS program using unpaired t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson's Correlation Coefficients. The results were as follows : 1. There was a significant difference in the subjects perceived discomfort level(t=-3.49, p= .0010) between the onset of the disease(14.87