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Family support and self-care behavior of Chinese chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients
Jiang Xiaolian1, Sombat Chaiwan, Sirirat Panuthai
1Faculty of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China. hsjxl@inet.polyu.edu.hk
Abstract:
A descriptive correlation study was conducted at the outpatient pulmonary clinic of a large medical center to describe family support and self-care behavior and to ascertain the relationship of these two variables among Chinese chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. A total of 98 COPD patients completed the questionnaires providing demographic data and information about perceived family support and self-care behavior. Results showed that most subjects perceived that they had received a high level of family support, and the majority of the subjects perceived that they had initiated an adequate amount of self-care behavior. A slightly statistically significant positive relationship between family support and self-care behavior was ascertained.
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