Self-Directed Learning and the Lupus Patient| Using Adult| Education Strategies to Actively Cope with Chronic Illness

<p> The purpose of this study was 1) to examine the significance of a patient’s active or passive role in terms of his/her health management; 2) to determine if a relationship exists between one’s active and passive scores and his/her self-directed learning readiness, and 3...

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Main Author:	Brittain, Kristin
Language:	EN
Published:	Florida Atlantic University 2016
Subjects:	Educational leadership\|Adult education\|Health education
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spelling	ndltd-PROQUEST-oai-pqdtoai.proquest.com-103003212016-12-15T15:57:58Z Self-Directed Learning and the Lupus Patient\| Using Adult\| Education Strategies to Actively Cope with Chronic Illness Brittain, Kristin Educational leadership\|Adult education\|Health education <p> The purpose of this study was 1) to examine the significance of a patient’s active or passive role in terms of his/her health management; 2) to determine if a relationship exists between one’s active and passive scores and his/her self-directed learning readiness, and 3) to identify if his/her view of one’s self as a patient (when diagnosed with a chronic disease) impacted his/her own personal health management. Utilizing the quantitative analysis of The Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale and the Vanderbilt Pain Management Inventory, 81 individuals’ descriptive statistics were analyzed. Self-directed learning was found to positively influence an individual’s ability to be an active patient. The moderated demographic characteristics of age, ethnicity, education level, and gender did not have a direct relationship between selfdirected learning readiness and active/passive coping groups.</p> Florida Atlantic University 2016-12-10 00:00:00.0 thesis http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10300321 EN
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description	<p> The purpose of this study was 1) to examine the significance of a patient’s active or passive role in terms of his/her health management; 2) to determine if a relationship exists between one’s active and passive scores and his/her self-directed learning readiness, and 3) to identify if his/her view of one’s self as a patient (when diagnosed with a chronic disease) impacted his/her own personal health management. Utilizing the quantitative analysis of The Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale and the Vanderbilt Pain Management Inventory, 81 individuals’ descriptive statistics were analyzed. Self-directed learning was found to positively influence an individual’s ability to be an active patient. The moderated demographic characteristics of age, ethnicity, education level, and gender did not have a direct relationship between selfdirected learning readiness and active/passive coping groups.</p>
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title	Self-Directed Learning and the Lupus Patient\| Using Adult\| Education Strategies to Actively Cope with Chronic Illness
title_short	Self-Directed Learning and the Lupus Patient\| Using Adult\| Education Strategies to Actively Cope with Chronic Illness
title_full	Self-Directed Learning and the Lupus Patient\| Using Adult\| Education Strategies to Actively Cope with Chronic Illness
title_fullStr	Self-Directed Learning and the Lupus Patient\| Using Adult\| Education Strategies to Actively Cope with Chronic Illness
title_full_unstemmed	Self-Directed Learning and the Lupus Patient\| Using Adult\| Education Strategies to Actively Cope with Chronic Illness
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Self-Directed Learning and the Lupus Patient| Using Adult| Education Strategies to Actively Cope with Chronic Illness

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