Korean J Adult Nurs.  2017 Dec;29(6):569-578. 10.7475/kjan.2017.29.6.569.

The Influence of Self-care Agency and Social Support on Self-care Practice among Spinal Cord Injured Patients

• Choi S
• Ko IS

• KMID: 2406536
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.7475/kjan.2017.29.6.569

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to identify how self-care agency and social support influence self-care practices among spinal cord injured patients.
METHODS
106 spinal cord injured patients were recruited from April 12 to May 28, 2016. Structured questionnaires used were the Korean version of the Appraisal of the Self-Care Agency Scale Revised (ASAS-R), the Social Support Scale, and the Spinal Cord Injury Lifestyle Scale (SCILS). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlations, and Stepwise multiple regression analysis with the SPSS/WIN 23.0 program.
RESULTS
Self-care practices had a significant association with self-care agency (β=.30, p=.002), social support (β=.24, p=.010), and monthly income (β=.18, p=.038). A total of 21.5% of the variance explained the self-care practice among spinal cord injured patients and was explained by self-care agency, social support, and monthly income. The self-care agency was the factor most influential on self-care practices among spinal cord injured patients explaining 15.4% of variance.
CONCLUSION
The result suggests that developing strategies enhance spinal cord injured patients' self-care agency and self-care practices.

MeSH Terms

Humans
Life Style
Self Care*
Spinal Cord Injuries
Spinal Cord*

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