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  • Nursing
  • Health Sciences
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Self-care is essential for chronic disease prevention, control, and management.
  • It plays a significant role across all health aspects and care levels.
  • Effective self-care strategies are vital for individuals with chronic conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To clarify and analyze the concept of self-care.
  • To identify the defining attributes, antecedents, and consequences of self-care.
  • To elucidate the complexity and breadth of self-care in health management.

Main Methods:

  • Concept analysis using Walker and Avant's (2011) method.
  • Literature search conducted across multiple databases (CINAHL, PsycINFO, Cochrane, Embase, Medline, Google Scholar) from 2000-2020.
  • Analysis of 22 selected articles focusing on self-care, chronic illness, and chronic disease.

Main Results:

  • Three defining attributes of self-care were identified: readiness, ability, and activity/practice.
  • Antecedents include illness/treatment, health systems, and environment.
  • Consequences encompass health status improvement, wellbeing, symptom management, cost reduction, and personal development.

Conclusions:

  • Self-care is a multifaceted concept with distinct attributes, antecedents, and consequences.
  • A comprehensive understanding of self-care is critical for effective chronic disease management.
  • This analysis provides a framework for further research and clinical application of self-care principles.