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Self-management behaviors in adults with chronic hepatitis B: A structural equation model
Ling-Na Kong1, Wen-Fen Zhu2, Lin Li3
1School of Nursing, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, PR China; School of Nursing, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, PR China.
Background:
Chronic hepatitis B is a serious and chronic health problem, requiring self-management to control the disease and related complications.
Objectives:
To develop a structural model to identify how social support, self-efficacy and disease knowledge contribute to their self-management behaviors in adults with chronic hepatitis B.
Design:
A cross-sectional study.
Settings:
Hepatology units in two hospitals in Chongqing, China.
Participants:
A total of 306 patients with chronic hepatitis B were recruited.
Methods:
Data were collected using Social Support Rating Scale, Self-Efficacy for Managing Chronic Disease, Hepatitis B Knowledge Questionnaire and Chronic Hepatitis B Self-Management Scale. Structural equation model was applied to analyze the data.
Results:
The final model showed good model fit. Social support directly influenced self-management behaviors (β = 0.19, p < 0.01), and indirectly influenced self-management behaviors (β = 0.20, p < 0.01) through self-efficacy. Self-efficacy directly influenced self-management behaviors (β = 0.37, p < 0.05). Disease knowledge indirectly influenced self-management behaviors (β = 0.12, p < 0.05) through self-efficacy.
Conclusions:
Our findings indicated that social support, self-efficacy and disease knowledge directly or indirectly affected self-management behaviors in adults with chronic hepatitis B. This provides a theoretical basis for developing self-management interventions for patients with chronic hepatitis B, which may lead to health improvements in this population.
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