• 1. Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
  • 2. Anesthesia Surgery Centre, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
ZHANG Mingguang, Email: xhkzmg@163.com
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Objective  To investigate the general situation of self-management behavior of patients with cirrhosis, and analyze its influencing factors. Method  From January to June 2015, the in-patients with liver cirrhosis were recruited from Gastroenterology Ward of a comprehensive hospital in Chengdu city by convenience sampling method, and a series of questionnaires were used in the research, including self-management behavior scale, social support scale (SSRS), quality of life questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) and sociodemographic characteristics. Results  One hundred and sixty-eight patients were enrolled. The self-management behavior of patients with cirrhosis scored an average of 50.4±11.3, which was in the medium level. Self management behavior was positively and significantly correlated with social support (r=0.488, P<0.001) and the overall quality of life (r=0.554, P<0.001). Multiple linear regression indicated that the gender and course of the disease were two influencing factors. Moreover, female experienced better self-management behavior than men (t=27.090, P<0.001); and the longer the course of the disease was, the better the self-management behavior could be found (t=34.057, P<0.001). Conclusion  We should strengthen the health education of self-management in patients with cirrhosis, and make full use of the patients’ social support system, so as to improve the patients’ self-management behavior as well as the treatment of diseases and their quality of life.

Citation: REN Hongfei, LIU Changqing, WANG Rui, ZHANG Mingguang, TANG Li, LIU Fen. Self-management behavior and its influencing factors of patients with cirrhosis: a cross-sectional survey. West China Medical Journal, 2018, 33(5): 574-578. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.201605099 Copy

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