Factors Influencing Self Care Performance in Patients with Parkinson's Disease / 재활간호학회지

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: This study aims to find the factors that affect the degree of self-care performance in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. METHOD: This study used a descriptive correlational design. The data were collected using a sample of 80 PD patients, from the university affiliated Parkinson Center in Busan. Pearson's correlations and multiple regression analyses were conducted using the SPSS 18.0. RESULTS: The mean score of the self-care performance was 3.61 (+/-0.40). The highest score observed of self-care performance subscale was medication subscale (4.55+/-0.50) and the lowest score was observed in the exercise subscale (3.03+/-0.64). The self-care performance had significant correlations with depression (r=-.32, p<.01), self-care knowledge (r=.28, p<.05), function of motion (r=.25, p<.05), ability of daily activity (r=.22, p<.05), self-efficacy (r=.24, p<.05), and support from medical staff (r=.24, p<.05). The significant predictors of self-care performance included depression (beta=-.28), status of employment (beta=-.27), self-care knowledge (beta=.21), support from medical staff (beta=.28), and educational level (beta=.28), accounting for 34% of the variance in the self-care performance. CONCLUSION: Depression, self-care knowledge, medical support are significant predictors which affect the self-care performance with PD patients.