Improving Self-Efficacy and Physical Self-Reliance of Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis through Mindfulness

Autor: Erika Dewi Noorratri, Ani Margawati, Meidiana Dwidiyanti
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Nurse Media: Journal of Nursing, Vol 6, Iss 2, Pp 81-90 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2087-7811
2406-8799
DOI: 10.14710/nmjn.v6i2.12585
Popis: Background: Patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) have a low level of medication adherence due to long care terms, side effects of medication and self-awareness. This awareness can be promoted by practicing mindfulness. Purpose: The study aimed to analyze the improvement of self-efficacy and self-reliance of patients with pulmonary TB through mindfulness intervention. Methods: This study employed a quasi-experiment with pre-post-test group design. The sampling technique was purposive sampling with 19 patients in the intervention group and 19 patients in the control group. The intervention given was mindfulness. The data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon and delta tests. Results: The study showed an increase of self-efficacy and physical self-reliance in patients in the intervention group with a p-value of
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