A Correlational Study on the Knowledge, Stress and Self-care Performance among Tuberculosis Patients / 한국간호교육학회지
Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education
; : 366-377, 2019.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-764586
Responsible library:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study was conducted to analyze the correlations among the knowledge, stress, and self-care performance in tuberculosis patients.METHODS:
The participants consisted of 140 outpatients who had been diagnosed with tuberculosis in S University Hospital. Data were derived from self-report questionnaires and analyzed by SPSS 22.0. Statistical analysis included descriptive statistics and Pearson's correlation coefficients analysis.RESULTS:
Means of stress and self-care performance were 1.76 and 3.21, respectively. Percentage of correct answer of knowledge about tuberculosis was 71.8. Knowledge about tuberculosis was significantly different according to age (F=21.81, p<.001), marital status (F=13.79, p<.001), education (F=36.63, p<.001), and monthly income (F=16.23, p<.001). Stress was significantly different according to gender (t=3.58, p<.001). Self-care performance was significantly different according to age (F=5.74, p=.004), marital status (F=8.79, p<.001), education (F=9.15, p<.001), monthly income (F=7.87, p=.001), and attendance of tuberculosis education (t=2.34, p=.020). Self-care performance had significant correlation with knowledge about tuberculosis and stress.CONCLUSION:
This study suggests that knowledge about tuberculosis and stress had significant correlations with self-care performance. Therefore, the nursing strategies of increasing knowledge about tuberculosis and decreasing stress which improve self-care performance should be developed for tuberculosis patients.
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Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Neglected Diseases
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Tuberculosis
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Outpatients
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Self Care
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Tuberculosis
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Nursing
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Marital Status
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Education
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article