Objective: This study aimed to develop and validate a self-management ability questionnaire for patients with chronic periodontitis.Methods: A questionnaire was developed through theoretical research,literature review...Objective: This study aimed to develop and validate a self-management ability questionnaire for patients with chronic periodontitis.Methods: A questionnaire was developed through theoretical research,literature review,semistructured interview,and expert consultation.A total of 231 patients with chronic periodontitis from the Department of Periodontics in the Stomatological Hospital of Tianjin Medical University were recruited by convenient sampling.Validity and reliability were analyzed.Results: The questionnaire consisted of 24 items.Exploratory factor analysis identified three principal factors,which explained 66.949% of the total variance.The item-level content validity was between 0.800 and 1.000,and the scale-level content validity was 0.969.The coefficient of correlation between the gold standard and the whole questionnaire was 0.869.Cronbach's α of the whole questionnaire was 0.931,and the test-retest reliability coefficient was 0.825.Conclusion: The questionnaire developed in this study satisfies the measurement standard and has good reliability and validity.It is useful for clinical work to measure self-management among patients with chronic periodontitis.展开更多
AIM:To investigate the current situation and influencing factors of self-management ability in dry eye patients in west China.METHODS:A total of 265 patients clinically diagnosed with dry eye received a convenience su...AIM:To investigate the current situation and influencing factors of self-management ability in dry eye patients in west China.METHODS:A total of 265 patients clinically diagnosed with dry eye received a convenience survey questionnaire at West China Hospital of Sichuan University.All participants completed the rating scale of health self-management skill for adults(AHSMSRS),Huaxi Emotional-Distress Index(HEI),e-health literacy scale(e-HEALS)and Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire(Brief-IPQ).A generalized linear model was employed to establish a multivariate linear model with demographic data,psychological state,e-HEALS,and illness perception as independent variables and health selfmanagement skill score as the dependent variable.RESULTS:The mean score for health self-management skill was 165.58±15.79.Multivariate analysis revealed that advanced age,better illness perception and improved psychological state were associated with better health selfmanagement ability among dry eye patients.Furthermore,the health self-management ability of patients with a disease duration less than 1y was found to be higher compared to those with a disease duration exceeding 1y.CONCLUSION:The health self-management ability of dry eye patients in west China is relatively high.Age,duration of disease,illness perception and psychological state are the influencing factors on the health selfmanagement ability of dry eye patients.展开更多
Objectives:This study aimed to develop a self-management behavior questionnaire for Chinese enter-ostomy patients and examine its reliability and validity.Methods:Guided by the theory of self-management,an initial que...Objectives:This study aimed to develop a self-management behavior questionnaire for Chinese enter-ostomy patients and examine its reliability and validity.Methods:Guided by the theory of self-management,an initial questionnaire was generated through literature review,group meetings,and two rounds of an expert consultation.Finally,the reliability and validity of the questionnaire were validated through a questionnaire survey of 200 enterostomy patients were selected from the Affiliated Hospital of Medical University from June 2016 to March 2017.Results:The content validity index was 0.80e1.00.The exploratory factor analysis yielded a five-factor(dietary behavior,psychosocial behavior,symptom management behavior,medical compliance behavior,information management behavior),consisting of 40 items.The cumulative variance contri-bution rate was 65.42%.The Cronbach’s a coefficient for the total questionnaire was 0.972,and for the five factors ranged from 0.797 to 0.939,indicating a good internal consistency.The test-retest reliability was 0.867(P<0.01).The self-management behavior questionnaire score was negatively related to the Ostomy Skin Tool score(r=-0.800,P<0.01).Conclusions:The self-management behavior questionnaire developed in this study showed good reli-ability and validity and can be used to assess the self-management behavior of Chinese enterostomy patients.展开更多
Objectives:To explore the content validity and the internal consistency of the diabetes Self-management Questionnaire(DSMQ)for persons with T2DM in Thailand.Methods:Diabetes Self-management Questionnaire(DSMQ)was deve...Objectives:To explore the content validity and the internal consistency of the diabetes Self-management Questionnaire(DSMQ)for persons with T2DM in Thailand.Methods:Diabetes Self-management Questionnaire(DSMQ)was developed in English.The translation of DSMQ into Thai language was performed by native Thai translators.A panel of five experts in Thailand evaluated the translation.Content validity was quantified by the content validity index(CVI).A crosssectional design was used to test internal consistency by calculating Cronbach's alpha.Results:The DSMQ contains 16 items.There are eleven items(69%)which showed excellent CVI;two items(12.5%)showed good CVI and three items showed acceptable CVI.The average scale of CVI was 0.90.The internal consistency of the DSMQ was 0.73.Conclusion:The Thai version of DSMQ showed excellent content validity;good internal consistency.The instruments can be used among Thai adults with DM in future research studies.展开更多
The ability of college students’English learning self-management plays an important role in English learning.To improve college students’self-management,this paper first analyzed the problems and necessity for.Then ...The ability of college students’English learning self-management plays an important role in English learning.To improve college students’self-management,this paper first analyzed the problems and necessity for.Then it mainly explored how to im prove their self-management ability thus to help student’s improve the efficiency of self-management in college English learning.展开更多
BACKGROUND: Liver transplantation (LT) is a viable treatment for patients with end-stage chronic liver diseases. The main aim of LT is to prolong life and improve life quality. However, although survival after LT c...BACKGROUND: Liver transplantation (LT) is a viable treatment for patients with end-stage chronic liver diseases. The main aim of LT is to prolong life and improve life quality. However, although survival after LT continues to improve, some aspects of recipient's health-related quality of life such as self-man- agement and self-efficacy have been largely ignored.展开更多
Objective:To analyze the effects of continuous self-management education on the selfcare ability and health behavior of patients with tumor through peripherally inserted central venous catheters(PICC).Methods:The peri...Objective:To analyze the effects of continuous self-management education on the selfcare ability and health behavior of patients with tumor through peripherally inserted central venous catheters(PICC).Methods:The period from August 2018 to August 2020 was used as the research time range,and the random number table method was used as the basis for grouping.80 patients with malignant tumors who regularly performed fixed catheter maintenance care in the PICC clinic of our hospital were admitted in the experimental group(given PICC specialist nursing,and implemented continuous self-management education),and 80 patients with PICC tube malignant tumors discharged from the superior hospital during this time range served as the control group(return to the original catheterization hospital from time to time or perform catheter maintenance care in the nursing clinic of our hospital).The self-care ability scores,health behavior scores,and complications during intubation between both groups were analyzed.Results:(1)There was no significant difference in self-care ability score and healthy behavior score between groups before the intervention,P>0.05;the self-care ability score and health behavior score of the research group were better than the control group after intervention,P<0.05;(2)After investigation,the incidence of complications in the research group(2.50%)was lower than that of the control group(10.00%),but there was no difference between the groups,P>0.05.Conclusion:Continuous self-management education has good effects on improving the self-care ability of tumor patients with PICC intubation.It can urge patients to maintain good health behaviors and reduce complications.It is worthy of promotion.展开更多
文摘Objective: This study aimed to develop and validate a self-management ability questionnaire for patients with chronic periodontitis.Methods: A questionnaire was developed through theoretical research,literature review,semistructured interview,and expert consultation.A total of 231 patients with chronic periodontitis from the Department of Periodontics in the Stomatological Hospital of Tianjin Medical University were recruited by convenient sampling.Validity and reliability were analyzed.Results: The questionnaire consisted of 24 items.Exploratory factor analysis identified three principal factors,which explained 66.949% of the total variance.The item-level content validity was between 0.800 and 1.000,and the scale-level content validity was 0.969.The coefficient of correlation between the gold standard and the whole questionnaire was 0.869.Cronbach's α of the whole questionnaire was 0.931,and the test-retest reliability coefficient was 0.825.Conclusion: The questionnaire developed in this study satisfies the measurement standard and has good reliability and validity.It is useful for clinical work to measure self-management among patients with chronic periodontitis.
文摘AIM:To investigate the current situation and influencing factors of self-management ability in dry eye patients in west China.METHODS:A total of 265 patients clinically diagnosed with dry eye received a convenience survey questionnaire at West China Hospital of Sichuan University.All participants completed the rating scale of health self-management skill for adults(AHSMSRS),Huaxi Emotional-Distress Index(HEI),e-health literacy scale(e-HEALS)and Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire(Brief-IPQ).A generalized linear model was employed to establish a multivariate linear model with demographic data,psychological state,e-HEALS,and illness perception as independent variables and health selfmanagement skill score as the dependent variable.RESULTS:The mean score for health self-management skill was 165.58±15.79.Multivariate analysis revealed that advanced age,better illness perception and improved psychological state were associated with better health selfmanagement ability among dry eye patients.Furthermore,the health self-management ability of patients with a disease duration less than 1y was found to be higher compared to those with a disease duration exceeding 1y.CONCLUSION:The health self-management ability of dry eye patients in west China is relatively high.Age,duration of disease,illness perception and psychological state are the influencing factors on the health selfmanagement ability of dry eye patients.
文摘Objectives:This study aimed to develop a self-management behavior questionnaire for Chinese enter-ostomy patients and examine its reliability and validity.Methods:Guided by the theory of self-management,an initial questionnaire was generated through literature review,group meetings,and two rounds of an expert consultation.Finally,the reliability and validity of the questionnaire were validated through a questionnaire survey of 200 enterostomy patients were selected from the Affiliated Hospital of Medical University from June 2016 to March 2017.Results:The content validity index was 0.80e1.00.The exploratory factor analysis yielded a five-factor(dietary behavior,psychosocial behavior,symptom management behavior,medical compliance behavior,information management behavior),consisting of 40 items.The cumulative variance contri-bution rate was 65.42%.The Cronbach’s a coefficient for the total questionnaire was 0.972,and for the five factors ranged from 0.797 to 0.939,indicating a good internal consistency.The test-retest reliability was 0.867(P<0.01).The self-management behavior questionnaire score was negatively related to the Ostomy Skin Tool score(r=-0.800,P<0.01).Conclusions:The self-management behavior questionnaire developed in this study showed good reli-ability and validity and can be used to assess the self-management behavior of Chinese enterostomy patients.
文摘Objectives:To explore the content validity and the internal consistency of the diabetes Self-management Questionnaire(DSMQ)for persons with T2DM in Thailand.Methods:Diabetes Self-management Questionnaire(DSMQ)was developed in English.The translation of DSMQ into Thai language was performed by native Thai translators.A panel of five experts in Thailand evaluated the translation.Content validity was quantified by the content validity index(CVI).A crosssectional design was used to test internal consistency by calculating Cronbach's alpha.Results:The DSMQ contains 16 items.There are eleven items(69%)which showed excellent CVI;two items(12.5%)showed good CVI and three items showed acceptable CVI.The average scale of CVI was 0.90.The internal consistency of the DSMQ was 0.73.Conclusion:The Thai version of DSMQ showed excellent content validity;good internal consistency.The instruments can be used among Thai adults with DM in future research studies.
文摘The ability of college students’English learning self-management plays an important role in English learning.To improve college students’self-management,this paper first analyzed the problems and necessity for.Then it mainly explored how to im prove their self-management ability thus to help student’s improve the efficiency of self-management in college English learning.
基金supported by grants from the National Science Foundation (81001324, TR)Sub-topics of Special Issue of the Industry Fund from Ministry of Health (TR, PI Prof. Yong-Feng Liu)Endowed Professorship ("Oriental Scholar") funding from Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Committee (TR)
文摘BACKGROUND: Liver transplantation (LT) is a viable treatment for patients with end-stage chronic liver diseases. The main aim of LT is to prolong life and improve life quality. However, although survival after LT continues to improve, some aspects of recipient's health-related quality of life such as self-man- agement and self-efficacy have been largely ignored.
文摘Objective:To analyze the effects of continuous self-management education on the selfcare ability and health behavior of patients with tumor through peripherally inserted central venous catheters(PICC).Methods:The period from August 2018 to August 2020 was used as the research time range,and the random number table method was used as the basis for grouping.80 patients with malignant tumors who regularly performed fixed catheter maintenance care in the PICC clinic of our hospital were admitted in the experimental group(given PICC specialist nursing,and implemented continuous self-management education),and 80 patients with PICC tube malignant tumors discharged from the superior hospital during this time range served as the control group(return to the original catheterization hospital from time to time or perform catheter maintenance care in the nursing clinic of our hospital).The self-care ability scores,health behavior scores,and complications during intubation between both groups were analyzed.Results:(1)There was no significant difference in self-care ability score and healthy behavior score between groups before the intervention,P>0.05;the self-care ability score and health behavior score of the research group were better than the control group after intervention,P<0.05;(2)After investigation,the incidence of complications in the research group(2.50%)was lower than that of the control group(10.00%),but there was no difference between the groups,P>0.05.Conclusion:Continuous self-management education has good effects on improving the self-care ability of tumor patients with PICC intubation.It can urge patients to maintain good health behaviors and reduce complications.It is worthy of promotion.