scholarly journals Investigation of the Relationship Between Care Dependency and Self-Care Behaviors in Chemotherapy Patients

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naciye Esra Koyuncu ◽  
◽  
Serpil Su ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Self Care ◽  
Care Dependency ◽  
Chemotherapy Patients ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Exploring the Relationship of Health Beliefs and Self-Care Behaviors Related to Diabetic Foot Ulcers of Type II Diabetes Mellitus Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (13) ◽  
pp. 7207
Author(s):  
Meng-Chien Tsai ◽  
Hsiao-Ling Chuang ◽  
Cheng-Yi Huang ◽  
Shu-Hsin Lee ◽  
Wen-Chun Liao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Diabetic Foot ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
School Level ◽  
High School Level ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Care Behavior

Objective: Diabetic foot ulcers are an invasive complication of diabetes and are increasing. This study investigates the relationship between health beliefs and foot self-care behaviors, among people with type II diabetes. Methods: A cross-sectional design was adopted, and 98 patients were recruited from outpatient clinics of the endocrine department. The questionnaires of Demographic, Diabetes Foot Ulcer Health Belief Scale (Health Beliefs, DFUHBS), and Diabetes Foot Self-Care Behavior Scale (Self Care, DFSBS) were used to collect data. Results: Among the subjects living alone or who had diabetes less than ten years, the score of DFSBS was significantly lower than among those living with families or who had diabetes for ten years or more. The frequency of performing diabetes foot self-care behavior, among males was lower than among females significantly. Although there was no significant difference in the Health Belief total score, there were differences in the benefit subscale. Those who had junior high school level or less or had diabetes less than ten years, their score was significantly lower than those with senior high school level or more or had diabetes ten years or more. In a multivariable regression model, living with family, diabetes duration, and health beliefs explained 42.9% of the variance of diabetic-foot self-care behaviors. Conclusions: Living alone, shorter duration of diabetes, male gender, and lower health belief scores predict less adequate diabetic foot self-care behavior. Health care providers should assess these factors when designing individual care plans.

scholarly journals Self-Care IoT Platform for Diabetic Mellitus

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 2006
Author(s):  
Jai-Chang Park ◽  
Seongbeom Kim ◽  
Je-Hoon Lee
Keyword(s):  
Blood Glucose ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Target Range ◽  
Process Data ◽  
Glucose Levels ◽  
Blood Glucose Levels ◽  
Iot Platform ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Glucose Management ◽  
The Relationship

Diabetes mellitus is a severe chronic disease, and the number of patients has increased. To manage blood glucose levels, patients should frequently measure their blood glucose and analyze which lifestyle habits affect blood glucose levels. However, it is hard to record and analyze the relationship between their blood glucose levels and lifestyle. The internet of things (IoT) is useful to interconnect, monitor, obtain, and process data between various devices used in everyday life to fulfill a common objective. This paper proposes an intelligent self-care platform using IoT technology that helps patients with chronic diabetes manage their blood glucose levels in their target range. In particular, we developed various devices called the self-care IoT pack. It consists of five different types of devices to obtain blood glucose levels, physical activities, food intake, medication, sleeping, and so on. They can collect blood glucose levels with lifestyles that automatically impact the patient’s blood glucose level. We also devised a self-care application to display and analyze the data obtained from the IoT pack. Consequently, the proposed self-care IoT platform collects the blood glucose levels and the lifestyles without any burden of record. By reviewing the accumulated information, the patients can find bad habits in blood glucose management and improve their lifestyle.

scholarly journals Money, Agency, and Self-Care among Cisgender and Trans People in Sex Work

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
Treena Orchard ◽  
Katherine Salter ◽  
Mary Bunch ◽  
Cecilia Benoit
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Sex Work ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Internalized Stigma ◽  
Gender Analysis ◽  
Trans People ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Cis And Trans ◽  
The Relationship

Many qualitative studies about the exchange of sex for money, drugs, and less tangible outcomes (i.e., social status) contend that this activity contributes to high levels of internalized stigma among people in sex work. The cis (n = 33) and trans people (n = 5) who participated in our project about health, violence, and social services acknowledged the stigma associated with sex work but were not governed by the dominant discourse about its moral stain. They shared nuanced insights about the relationship between sex work and self-respect as people who use their earnings to mitigate the struggles of poverty and ongoing drug use, and care for themselves more broadly. This study sheds new light on the ways that cis and trans people negotiate issues of money, agency, and self-care, contributing to the literature on consensual sex work that examines different aspects of stigma, safety, and health with a nuanced, non-binary gender analysis.

Relationship between self-care and comprehensive understanding of heart failure and its signs and symptoms

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 496-504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyoung Suk Lee ◽  
Debra K Moser ◽  
Kathleen Dracup
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Comprehensive Understanding ◽  
Behavior Scale ◽  
Heart Failure Exacerbation ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Care Behavior

Background: Although incomplete understanding of heart failure and its signs and symptoms appears to be a barrier to successful self-care, there are few studies examining the relationship between self-care and levels of comprehensive understanding of heart failure and its signs and symptoms. Aim: To determine whether incomplete understanding of heart failure and its signs and symptoms is associated with self-care in heart failure patients who were recently discharged from the hospital due to heart failure exacerbation. Methods: Patients completed the nine-item European Heart Failure Self-care Behavior scale and questionnaire to assess knowledge of heart failure and its signs and symptoms. Three groups were formed by their different levels of understanding of heart failure and its signs and symptoms. Multivariable linear regression was used to determine whether these three levels of understanding groups predicted self-care after controlling for demographic and clinical variables. Results: Of 571 patients 22.1%, 40.1% and 37.8% had poor, moderate, and complete understanding, respectively. Compared with patients in the poor understanding group, patients in complete and moderate understanding groups were more likely to have better adherence to self-care activities (standardized β = −0.14, 95% confidence interval −3.41, −0.47; standardized β = −0.19, 95% confidence interval −4.26, −1.23, respectively). Conclusions: Fewer than half of the patients had a comprehensive understanding of heart failure and its signs and symptoms, which was associated with poor self-care. Our study suggests that patient education should include contents to promote comprehensive understanding of heart failure and its symptoms, as well as the importance of self-care behaviors.

The relationship between health literacy and self-care in patients with heart failure

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Katie Nesbitt ◽  
Huiyun Du ◽  
Paul Nolan ◽  
Susie Cartledge ◽  
Parichat Wonggom ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Patient Group ◽  
Care Management ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Randomised Control Trial ◽  
Adequate Health Literacy ◽  
Patients With Heart Failure ◽  
Literacy Knowledge ◽  
The Relationship

Background/Aims Research has shown that health literacy can influence an individual's ability to practise self-care, particularly for patients with heart failure. This study aimed to assess health literacy and its relationship with heart failure knowledge and self-care practices in this patient group. Methods An observational sub-study was conducted with the data from a large randomised control trial that evaluated the relationship between patients' health literacy, general literacy, knowledge of heart failure and self-care. Results A total of 36 participants were recruited, of which 33 (89.9%) had adequate levels of health literacy. Health literacy was positively associated with heart failure knowledge. However, 67.7% of participants with adequate health literacy were found to have inadequate levels of self-care management. Conclusions Health literacy may facilitate better heart failure knowledge, but it does not necessarily lead to improved self-care management in patients with heart failure. This suggest that clinicians need to put more emphasis on translating knowledge into behavioural changes for self-care in this patient group.

scholarly journals Race Moderates the Relationship Between Perceived Social Support and Self-care Confidence in Patients With Heart Failure

2021 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Lakeshia Cousin ◽  
Andrew Bugajski ◽  
Harleah Buck ◽  
Terry Lennie ◽  
Misook Lee Chung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Patients With Heart Failure ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals The Relationship between Hemophilia A Severity and Hemophilia Activities List

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faizal Muhammad
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Hemophilia A ◽  
Bleeding Event ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Clotting Factors ◽  
Household Tasks ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Lying Down

Hemophilia is a hereditary bleeding disorder due to clotting factors deficiency. Its clinical manifestations including spontaneous and recurrent joints and muscle bleeding. Thus, hemophilia can limit the patients’ daily activities. This study aims to assess the relationship of hemophilia A severity on daily activities and the Hemophilia Activities List (HAL). The research subjects were thirty men with hemophilia A aged 18 years old or older who went to the Hematology-Oncology Clinic of Dr. Moewardi General Hospital during February - September 2020. Standardized seven aspects of routine activities with high-risk for bleeding event were assessed using the HAL questionnaire including lying down/ sitting/ kneeling/ standing, functions of the legs, functions of the arms, use of transportation, self-care, household tasks, leisure activities and sports. Based on the frequency of activity difficulty due to hemophilia A, each average score of HAL aspect was categorized into never (100% - 76%); rarely (75% - 51%), sometimes (50% - 26%), and impossible (25% - 0%). Based on Factor VIII level, hemophilia A severity was categorized into mild, moderate, and severe. Spearman’s correlation test was used for statistical analysis. The result showed significant correlation (p < 0.05) on five aspects, including lying down/ sitting/ kneeling/ standing, functions of the legs, use of transportation, self-care, and household tasks. The aspects of arms functions and leisure sports activities were not significantly correlated (p > 0.05). Nevertheless, these two aspects showed positive sufficient (r = 0.330) and weak (r = 0.177) correlation respectively. Joint and muscle bleeding are an undeniable pathological event in hemophilia patients. Hemophilia A severity positively correlates with the bleeding event frequency in the essential routine musculoskeletal activities. According to the HAL questionnaire, it needs to be a concern for clinicians and patient education to prevent bleeding in any high-risk musculoskeletal activities.

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