Development of a Scale to Measure Self-Care for Korean Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / 간호학회지
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
; : 9-16, 2003.
Artigo
em Coreano
| WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
| ID: wpr-77512
Biblioteca responsável:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The objective of this study was the development and validation of a scale to measure the self-care of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD) in Korea.METHOD:
Self-care scale was developed based on the self-care activities patients had to carry out in order to manage their COPD. The original scale contained 34 items rated along a five-point Likert scale and was reviewed by 18 professional nurses and 10 Korean patients with COPD for content validity. Subsequently, patients with COPD were asked to complete this 23-item scale and further tests were done with the 125 useable responses.RESULT:
Factor analysis identified eight factors- "maintaining a clean air way", "taking medication", "support from family", "preventing infection", "managing symptoms", "breathing exercising", and "taking in nutrition". The internal consistency of the total scale was Cronbach's alpha=0.7226. These eight factors explained 60.8% of total variance. There was correlation among Korean Self-Care Scale score, administration level, and knowledge level but there was no correlation to patients' satisfaction with medical services.CONCLUSION:
The 23 item questionnaire positively identified 8 areas defined important for COPD patients. Further studies are required to see how these can be integrated into patient education.
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Base de dados:
WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo prognóstico
Aspecto:
Preferência do paciente
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Artigo