Xing Jun, Sun Ning, Li Laiyou, Lv Dongmei, Geng Shuling, Li Yuqian
Nine Ward of the Orthopedic, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, P. R. China.
Ningbo College of Health Sciences, Ningbo, P. R. China.
J Int Med Res. 2020 Feb;48(2):300060520902603. doi: 10.1177/0300060520902603.
This study was performed to investigate factors influencing self-care agency in outpatients with external fixation support.
Using a cross-sectional study approach, 110 outpatients with external fixation from a single Chinese hospital were evaluated from May 2018 to October 2018. Consecutive sampling was performed, and variables included demographic data, health knowledge regarding external fixation, and self-care skills. Open and closed survey questions were used.
The mean self-care agency score was 101.70 ± 20.14, with 36 (35.3%) outpatients scoring high. Demographic variables did not significantly influence the self-care level. However, health knowledge was significantly correlated with self-care skills, indicating that knowledgeable outpatients were more likely to be better at self-care.
Outpatients with external fixation support need higher levels of health knowledge. The level of self-care agency in the present study was in the moderate range. Outpatients with external fixation support with higher health knowledge are more likely to have higher self-care skills.
本研究旨在调查影响外固定支架门诊患者自我护理能力的因素。
采用横断面研究方法，于2018年5月至2018年10月对中国一家医院的110例使用外固定支架的门诊患者进行评估。采用连续抽样，变量包括人口统计学数据、外固定相关健康知识和自我护理技能。使用开放式和封闭式调查问题。
自我护理能力平均得分为101.70±20.14，36例（35.3%）门诊患者得分较高。人口统计学变量对自我护理水平无显著影响。然而，健康知识与自我护理技能显著相关，表明知识丰富的门诊患者更有可能具备更好的自我护理能力。
使用外固定支架的门诊患者需要更高水平的健康知识。本研究中自我护理能力水平处于中等范围。健康知识水平较高的使用外固定支架的门诊患者更有可能具备更高的自我护理技能。
