Nvestigation study the correlation of self-efficacy and self-care of hospitalized chronic schizophrenia patients

• Main Authors: Mei-i Huang, 黃美意
• Other Authors: None
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2005
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/94337554106224261535

碩士 === 美和技術學院 === 健康照護研究所 === 93 === The purpose of this study was to investigate the related factors of self- efficacy and self-care as well as the significant predictors of self-efficacy and self-care capabilities of hospitalized patients with chronic schizophrenia, A total of 130 subjects were recruited with purposive sampling from chronic wards of a professional psychiatric hospital in southern Taiwan. Five instruments, including a set of demographic characteristics, a psychotic symptoms scale , an extra-pyramidal symptoms scale, a self-efficacy scale, and a self-care capabilities scale were used to collect data. Descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA ,a non parametric analysis, a Persons correlation, and stepwise multiple regression analysis were utilized to test the research hypotheses. The findings of this study showed. the mean score of self-efficacy was 146.75 and a score indicator was 47.73﹪.The mean scores of social skills adjustment of psychiatric symptoms, and avoiding negative thinking were 2.75 and 2.69, respectively. The of self-care scoring indicator was 49.39﹪. Among the subscales of self-care scale, participants showed highest independences in elimination pattern and lowest independence in Health recognition and health management. The severity of psychotic symptoms was negatively correlated with personal self-efficacy. Participants, severity of the psychotic symptoms score was negatively related to personal self-care capabilities and self-efficacy score was positively related to self-care capabilities. The significant predictors for self-efficacy included the severity of psychotic symptoms, and education level. The significant predictors for self-efficacy included education level, employment status, self-efficacy, and the severity of psychotic symptoms. The findings of this study could provide found a mental for clinical nurses in designing appropriate nursing implementations for patients with chronic schizophrenia in order to enhance patients self-efficacy and self-care to improve their quality of life.