Development and Evaluation of a Program to Promote Self Management in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of the program to promote self management for patients with chronic hepatitis B. METHODS: The research was a quasi-experimental design using a non-equivalent control group pre-post test. The participants were 61 patients, 29 in the experimental group and 32 in the control group. A pretest and 2 posttests were conducted to measure main variables. For the experimental group, the self-management program, consisting of counseling-centered activities in small groups, was given for 6 weeks. Data were analyzed using chi2, t-test, and repeated measures ANOVA with PASW statistics program. RESULTS: There were statistically significant increases in knowledge, self-efficacy, active ways of coping, and self-management compliance but not in passive ways of coping in the experimental group compared to the control group over two different times. CONCLUSION: The results of this study indicate that the self-management program is effective in increasing knowledge, self-efficacy, active ways of coping, and self-management compliance among patients with chronic hepatitis B. Therefore, it can be usefully utilized in the field of nursing for patients with chronic disease as a nursing intervention for people with chronic hepatitis B.