2007
DOI: 10.1097/01.jnr.0000387614.87683.5a
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The Relationship Between Physical Function, Knowledge of Disease, Social Support and Self-Care Behavior in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Abstract: The purposes of this study were to explore the relationships between physical function, knowledge of disease, social support, and self-care behavior in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and to examine the predictive variables of self-care behavior. A cross-sectional design was developed and implemented in which 115 subjects with rheumatoid arthritis were recruited from two hospitals located in southern Taiwan. Findings demonstrated a significantly positive correlation between self-care behavior and age, physi… Show more

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“…Orem (1991) stresses that an appropriate system of social support may serve as an environmental resource with the potential of stimulating self-care. Chen and Wang (2007) confirm it in their study on patients with rheumatoid arthritis, for whom social support proved to be the main predictor of self-care behaviour. Wang and Lee (1999), on the other hand, basing on their research established that social support has a significant effect on self-care behaviour and without adequate level of support patient lose motivation to such activities and do not develop skills which serve to maintain self-care.…”
Section: Figure 1 Dimensions and Types Of Self-caresupporting
confidence: 65%
“…Orem (1991) stresses that an appropriate system of social support may serve as an environmental resource with the potential of stimulating self-care. Chen and Wang (2007) confirm it in their study on patients with rheumatoid arthritis, for whom social support proved to be the main predictor of self-care behaviour. Wang and Lee (1999), on the other hand, basing on their research established that social support has a significant effect on self-care behaviour and without adequate level of support patient lose motivation to such activities and do not develop skills which serve to maintain self-care.…”
Section: Figure 1 Dimensions and Types Of Self-caresupporting
confidence: 65%
“…10 Furthermore, in this study patients had restless legs syndrome and apnea, which it could be related to the cervical instability. 36 The important aspect is the effects of two factors sleep and pain on QOL which could affect other health related patterns. We investigated what could worsen the QOL: sleep disturbance or pain, that pain severity had more effect.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The benefits of PE in RA and the important role of nurses are now clearly established in the literature (Chen & Wang, 2007;Albano et al, 2010). However, very little research has been conducted into how rheumatologic nurses in France perceive their work.…”
Section: Study Aimmentioning
confidence: 99%