Exploring self‐management in adult sickle cell disease patients' at a Teaching Hospital in Ghana
| Autor: | Priscilla Adumoah Attafuah, Ninon P. Amertil, Elikem Keli Ayitey, Doris Grace Kpongboe |
|---|---|
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Family support Disease Anemia Sickle Cell Ghana Correlation nursing Medicine Humans Hospitals Teaching uncertainty General Nursing Research Articles Self-efficacy lcsh:RT1-120 Self-management lcsh:Nursing business.industry Self-Management Cross-Sectional Studies Negative relationship Scale (social sciences) self‐management Marital status sickle cell disease business Demography Research Article self‐efficacy |
| Zdroj: | Nursing Open, Vol 8, Iss 3, Pp 1336-1344 (2021) Nursing Open |
| ISSN: | 2054-1058 |
| Popis: | Aim To evaluate the relationships among self‐efficacy, uncertainty, self‐management and emergency hospital visits yearly among adult sickle cell disease patients’ and related demographics at a Teaching Hospital in Ghana. Design A quantitative cross‐sectional design. Method A purposive and convenience sample of 85 adult clients from a sickle cell clinic in Ghana completed research instruments. Data collection occurred in March and April 2019. Instruments used were the self‐efficacy scale, self‐care agency scale, Mishel uncertainty scale and socio‐demographic variables. Pearson correlation and regression techniques were used for analysis. Findings The correlation results showed a low positive and significant correlation between self‐efficacy and self‐management (r = 0.357, p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|
Plný text