The purpose of this study was to explore the correlation between self-care knowledgy, self-care behavior arid quality of life on peritoneal dialysis patients. The subjects of this study consisted of the patients from the peritoneal dialysis center of a medical center and a regional hospital in the south of Taiwan (N=63). Peritoneal dialysis self-care knowledge questionnaire, self-care behavioral questionnaire, The World Health Organization quality of life questionnaire Taiwan version (WHOQOL-BREF) were used in this study. The results showed that: (1) the scores of their self-care knowledge, self-care behavior and quality of life were ”fair”; (2)the correlation between peritoneal dialysis time (r=0.331; p<0.01), peritoneal self-care knowledge (r=0.447; p<0.01) and self-care behavior were positive; (3) the correlation between quality of life and self- care knowledge was positive (r=0.347; p<0.01); (4) the correlation between quality of life and age was negative (r=-0.351; p<0.01); (5) the correlation between education level, peritoneal self-care knowledge and quality was significant (F=4.023, p=0.023). These results can provide some references for the professionals on caring such patients to give patients more preferable care and promote patients' quality of life.
The purpose of this study was to explore the correlation between self-care knowledgy, self-care behavior arid quality of life on peritoneal dialysis patients. The subjects of this study consisted of the patients from the peritoneal dialysis center of a medical center and a regional hospital in the south of Taiwan (N=63). Peritoneal dialysis self-care knowledge questionnaire, self-care behavioral questionnaire, The World Health Organization quality of life questionnaire Taiwan version (WHOQOL-BREF) were used in this study. The results showed that: (1) the scores of their self-care knowledge, self-care behavior and quality of life were ”fair”; (2)the correlation between peritoneal dialysis time (r=0.331; p<0.01), peritoneal self-care knowledge (r=0.447; p<0.01) and self-care behavior were positive; (3) the correlation between quality of life and self- care knowledge was positive (r=0.347; p<0.01); (4) the correlation between quality of life and age was negative (r=-0.351; p<0.01); (5) the correlation between education level, peritoneal self-care knowledge and quality was significant (F=4.023, p=0.023). These results can provide some references for the professionals on caring such patients to give patients more preferable care and promote patients' quality of life.
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