A Study on the Relationships between Family Support, Self-efficacy, and Compliance in Chronic Arthritis

만성 관절염 환자의 가족지지, 자기효능감 및 치료지시 이행과의 관계

Purpose: This study was to understand the level of family support, self-efficacy and compliance and to examine the relationships of the above three variables in chronic arthritis. Method: The subjects of this study were 116 patients sampled among the limited population of outpatients and inpatients at Rheumatism Center of the H university hospital in S city. The research instruments used in this study were family support, self efficacy and compliance scale. In data analysis, SPSS 8.0 program was used. Result: 1. Family support and self-efficacy level were above the medium. 2. Compliance level was medificant. Conclusion: Rheumatism patients will be able to live satisfactorily if they gium. 3. The relation among the family support, self efficacy and compliance was signot a good education about efficient training program aimed at compliance.