Self-management efficacy and quality of life in Parkinson disease / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To understand the quality of life and self-efficacy of Parkinson patients and explore the relationship between them. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted on 155 Parkinson patients. The instruments included a self-designed general information questionnarie, the 39-item Parkinson's disease questionnaire (PDQ-39) and self-efficacy scale for chronic patients. Results The total score of the quality of life was 26.12 ± 16.31.The total score of self-efficacy was 5.46 ± 1.87, and the scores of symptom management and disease management were 5.23 ± 1.98 and 5.94 ± 1.96. The quality of life was positively correlated with self-efficacy (r=0.800, P < 0.01). Conclusions Parkinson patients' overall the quality of life and self-efficacy remain a low level, and the quality of life was closely correlated with self-efficacy. The score of patients' self-efficacy was higer, the quality of life was better. Medical and nursing personnel can through strengthening patients' self-efficacy, optimizating of the patient' s health behavior, and improving negative emotion and attitude, so as to improve their quality of life.