J Nurs Acad Soc.  1993 Dec;23(4):555-568.

A Study on Support by Families of Patients with pulmonary Tuberculosis and Compliance with Sick Role Behavior

• Suh SM

Abstract

The purposd of this study was to identify compliance with sick role behavoir and support by families of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and to identify factors affecting these variables and factors that increase compiance with sick role behavoior This study was a survey design done in K. general hospital from 1992. 7. 1 to 1992. 7. 20. The data were collected through personal interviews with 70 subjects who had pulmonary tuberculosis. A questionnaire was used to collect the data. 1. Demographic characteristics of the subjects The factor causing the tuberculosis for 28.6% of the subjects was that they lived with another family member who hed pulmonary tuberculosis, 11.4% of the subjects had a family member who died of tubercurosis, 24.3% of the subjects had experienced an adverse reaciton to medication. Gastroenteric disordors(28.6%) had the highest rate for this kind of adverse reaction to medication. 2. Support by families for patients with pulmonary tuberculosis The items which showed high support for compliance were taking medicine regularly (80.0%) eating a balanced diet (80.0%), loving them(84.3%), taking care of them(82.8%), getting the support from people for being sick(81.1%) The items which showed low support for compliance were meeting relatives or clergymen (20%), talking with the people suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis to relieve frustrated because they were not recovering. 3. General characteristics and family support The degree of family support showed that 75 was highest score and 30, the lowest score with 55.5(74. l%)the average score. The degree of family support appeared similar in cases where the person was married and where the person did not have a family member with pulmonary tuberculosis(P<.01) 4. The degree of compliance with sick role behavior by patients with pulmonary tuberculosis The degree of compliance with sick role behavior showed that 100 was the highest scoure47, the lowest score and 76.4, the average score out of a possible score of 100. 5. Correlation between compliance with sick role behavior and family support The compliance with sick role behavior and family support showed a positive correlation(r=.2094 p<.5) So for patients with pulmonary tuberculosis, compliance with sick role behavior is related to the support given by their families.

MeSH Terms

Compliance*
Diet
Eating
Hospitals, General
Humans
Love
Surveys and Questionnaires
Sick Role*
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary*