지역사회간호학회지 (Research in Community and Public Health Nursing)
- 제19권1호
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- Pages.66-75
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- 2008
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- 1225-9594(pISSN)
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- 2288-4203(eISSN)
노인본태성고혈압 환자의 자가간호에 영향을 미치는 요인
Influencing Factors on Self-care in the Elderly with Essential Hypertension
- 전해옥 (이화여자대학교 건강과학대학 간호과학부)
- Jeon, Hae-Ok (Division of Nursing Science, Ewha Womans University)
- 발행 : 2008.03.31
초록
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate influencing factors on self-care in the elderly with essential hypertension. Method: The research instruments included the Self-Care Scale, the Knowledge Scale Related to Hypertension, the Self-Efficacy Scale and the Family-Support Scale. Results: The self-care was significantly associated with knowledge (r=.510, p=.000), self-efficacy (r=.708, p=.000), and family support (r=.403, p=.000). The major factors that affected subjects' self-care were knowledge and self-efficacy which explained 58.7% of self-care. Conclusion: Hypertension knowledge and self-efficacy are important factors for nursing interventions in caring for elderly patients with hypertension. It is needed to develop nursing programs for elderly patients with hypertension and to provide nursing interventions to improve knowledge and self-efficacy and, thereby, improving the self-care of elderly patients with hypertension.