Objective To investigate the current status of self-management knowledge, attitude and behavior and influencing factors in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Qianbei area, and to analyze the influencing factors. Methods A total of 329 COPD patients were recruited and investigated with self-compiled questionnaire for self-management knowledge, attitude and behavior of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and SPSS 17.0 software was used to analyze the data. Results The mean score of self-management knowledge, attitude and behavior in COPD patients was 132.6±17.0, in which the scores of each dimension from high to low were as follows: smoking, medication treatment, exercise and family oxygen therapy. The analysis of stepwise regression indicated that the main influencing factors of self-management of COPD patients were age, sex, address, degree of education, course of disease and smoking. Conclusions The self-management level of the disease recognition, attitude and behavior in COPD patients should be improved, in which the knowledge is key factor to promote the health behavior of patients. So the healthy workers should pay close attention to the influence factors and apply the new thinking pattern and methods to improve the self-management ability and the quality of life of patients.
ObjectiveTo understand the self management status of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). MethodsSixty inpatients and outpatients with AS in the Department of Rheumatology between December 2011 and December 2012 were selected as the study subjects by judgment sampling method. A self-made questionnaire was used for investigation. ResultsThe self-management skills of 10.0% of the patients were poor, 78.3% were moderate and 11.7% were fine. The self-management skills of functional training and keeping healthy lifestyle were relatively poor. The factors with a score from the highest to the lowest were:the mental self-management, symptom management, keeping healthy lifestyle, and the self-management of functional training. ConclusionsThe self-management skills of patients with ankylosing spondylitis range from moderate to relatively poor. Our results suggest that cultural factors and the course of disease may be the main influence factors for self-management skills of patients. Clinical medical personnel should know the situation of patients sufficiently, improve the processes of health education and take corresponding intervention measures to the lack of self management ability. By the above ways, we can improve the compliance obedience and the self-management skills of patients, then the patients' condition and living quality will be greatly improved.
Objective To systematically assess the effectiveness of self-management during adjuvant treatment for breast cancer. Methods Through formulating the inclusion and exclusion criteria and the search strategy, such databases as The Cochrane Library, PubMed (1966 to 2010), OVID, ELSEVIER, CINAHL, EMbase, CNKI (1980 to 2010), WanFang Data, VIP (1989 to 2010) and CBM (1978 to 2010) were searched to collect the randomized controlled trials (RCTs) about postoperative self-management in breast cancer. Two reviewers evaluated the quality of the included studies, extracted and crosschecked the data; the Review Manager 5.0 software was used to perform the test for heterogeneity, and the cumulative effect was calculated with either fixed or random effects models. Results Among the included ten studies in English, three revealed that the program of self-management had no impact on the overall life quality of patients, three revealed that it could enhance the self-care ability of patients (P=0.004), three revealed that it could not reduce the anxiety level of patients, and two revealed that it had certain influence on the depression level of patients. Conclusion The program of self-management can enhance the patients’ self-care ability, but its influence on patients’ overall life quality as well as the level of anxiety and depression is still undefined.
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.
Objective We aimed to develop a self-management assessment scale for children with epilepsy and test its reliability and validity. Methods A research group was established, and the items were revised through literature review, group discussion and pre-investigation, and 280 patients with epilepsy in children were included, and the reliability and validity of the scale were tested. Results 28 items in 4 dimensions were developed to form the scale, namely, knowledge and belief of diseases and medication, compliance of medication and treatment, self-efficacy of medication and obstacles of medication. Confirmatory factor analysis extracted four common factors with characteristic roots greater than 1, and the cumulative variance explanation rate was 65.639%. The factor load of all items is > 0.5. The overall Cronbach’s alpha is 0.880, and the coefficients in seven measurement dimensions are all greater than 0.8. Conclusion The self-management assessment scale for children’s epilepsy drugs has good reliability and validity, and can provide a measuring tool for the drug management of children’s epilepsy diseases.
ObjectiveThis article aims to comprehensively retrieve and summarize the best evidence for the self-management of epilepsy in adolescents, so as to provide a reference for clinical medical staff and relevant decision makers. MethodsWe systematically searched Cochrane, Global Guidelines Collaboration (GIN), Scottish Interhospital Guidelines Network (SIGN), Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI), NICE, RANO (Nurses' Association of Ontario, Canada), UpToDate, BMJ, Medical Maitong, PubMed, International League Against Epilepsy, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang Database and other databases and websites. All kinds of literature related to the self-management of epilepsy in adolescents were collected from the establishment of the database to April 18, 2023, including clinical decision-making, clinical guidelines,. Evidence summary, expert consensus, systematic review, etc. Four researchers were invited to evaluate the quality of the retrieved guidelines, and two researchers independently screened and evaluated the quality of the remaining literature. According to the opinions of professionals, data extraction and analysis were performed on the literature that met the inclusion criteria. ResultsA total of 9 articles were included, including 3 clinical guidelines, 3 expert consensus and 3 systematic reviews. We summarized the evidence in the literature in the following 8 aspects: Self-management initiation timing, monitoring management, psychological management, innovative self-management mode, information and support, medication management, daily life management and follow-up management. We identified 34 best pieces of evidence. ConclusionsThis article provides health care providers with the best evidence for the self-management of adolescents with epilepsy, guiding them to provide self-management education and counseling for adolescents with epilepsy through evidence-based methods, helping them to improve self-management ability, reduce seizures, reduce health services and healthcare costs, and improve quality of life.
Objective To systematically review the effect of mobile phone management applications (APP) on biological and biochemical parameters in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods We electronically searched databases including PubMed, EMbase, The Cochrane Library, Web of Science, CINAHL, PsycINFO, WanFang Data, CBM, CNKI for randomized controlled trials compared mobile phone APP as interventions for managing T2DM with traditional methods from inception to September 30th 2016. Two researchers independently screened literature, extracted data and assessed the risk of bias of included studies. Then, meta-analysis was conducted using Stata 12.0 software. Results A total of 10 studies including 1 030 participants (563 in the App group and 467 in the traditional group) were included. The results of meta-analysis showed that the mobile phone app-based interventions group were superior to the control group in HbA1c (MD=–0.43, 95% CI –0.65 to –0.22, P<0.001), systolic blood pressure (MD=–2.53, 95% CI –4.89 to –0.17,P<0.05), triglyceride (SMD=–0.24, 95% CI –0.42 to –0.06,P<0.05) and waist circumference (MD=–1.57, 95% CI –2.65 to –0.48,P<0.05). No significant different were found on any other related results between two groups. Conclusion Mobile phone apps aimed at diabetes management can improve HbA1c, systolic blood pressure, triglyceride, and waist circumference for patients with T2DM. Due to the limited quality and quantity of the included studies, the above conclusions are needed more high quality studies to verify.
ObjectiveTo investigate the efficacy of follow-up continuous nursing intervention on the self-management ability and medication compliance of patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. MethodsBetween June and December 2013, 157 maintenance hemodialysis patients were randomly divided into control group (n=76) and study group (n=81). The control group was given conventional nursing, while the study group received continuous nursing intervention program as well as conventional nursing. Six months later, the self-management ability and medication compliance of the patients were assessed by using self-made Patient Self-management Scale and Morisky Medication Compliance Scale. ResultsSix months later, self-management ability in patients of the study group was significantly better than that in the control group (P<0.05). Medication compliance rate in the study group reached a highest of 45.7%, while it was only 18.4% in the control group, and the difference between the two groups was significant (χ2=13.283, P<0.001). ConclusionFollow-up continuous nursing intervention can obviously improve maintenance hemodialysis patients' ability of self management and compliance behavior, so as to improve the quality of life of these patients.
ObjectiveTo systematically review the effect of self-management intervention on the prevention and management of lymphedema in breast cancer patients. MethodsThe Cochrane Library, Embase, PubMed, Web of Science, CINAHL, PsycINFO, SinoMed, CNKI, WanFang Data and VIP databases were electronically searched to collect studies on self-management intervention on the prevention and management of lymphedema in breast cancer patients, from inception to June 16. Two reviewers independently screened the literature, extracted data and assessed the risk of bias of the included studies. Meta-analysis was performed using RevMan 5.4 software. ResultsA total of 37 references were included, comprising 25 randomized controlled trials (RCTs), 12 controlled clinical trials (CCTs), and a total of 3 697 patients. There were 26 studies in the meta-analysis, and the results of the meta-analysis showed that, compared with the control group, patients in the intervention group exhibited better performance in lymphedema management-related behaviors (SMD=2.65, 95%CI 1.53 to 3.78, P<0.01), symptoms related to lymphedema (SMD=?2.01, 95%CI ?3.66 to ?0.37, P<0.05), occurrence of lymphedema (RR=0.37, 95%CI 0.32 to 0.45, P<0.01), upper limb function (SMD=?1.88, 95%CI ?2.83 to ?0.92, P<0.01), quality of life (SMD=2.79, 95%CI 2.05 to 3.54, P<0.01), and the difference was statistically significant. The intervention mainly included information support, material support, emotional support and decision support. ConclusionThere are currently a variety of self-management interventions, but they mainly focus on information support. Self-management interventions can improve the self-management behavior of breast cancer patients with lymphedema and reduce the impact of lymphedema on patients.
ObjectiveTo compare home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) versus ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) versus office blood pressure monitoring (OBPM) in diagnosis and management of hypertension, and to find the optimal blood pressure measurement and management.MethodsThe following were compared among three BP monitoring, such as cost-effectiveness, prognostic value of target organ damage (TOD), predictive value of the progress in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and blood pressure variety (BPV). ResultsCompared to OBPM, ABPM was the most cost-effective method in the primary diagnosis of hypertension, but HBPM was the optimal method in long-term and self-management in hypertension. In hypertensives, compared to OBPM, HBPM and ABPM, especially HBPM, had a stronger predictive value for cardiovascular events, stroke, end-stage renal dysfunction (ESRD) and all-cause mortality. In hypertensives with renal dysfunction, controlling HBPM and ABPM, especially controlling ABPM, was an effective way to slow the progress in renal dysfunction, to decrease cardiovascular events, and to decrease the need of dialysis. All BPV derived from OBPM, ABPM and HBPM had a predictive significance of cardiovascular events, and HBPM BPV performed the best.ConclusionCompared to OBPM, ABPM is the best method in primary diagnosis of hypertension and BP control in CKD patients, while HBPM is the best method in predicting and in evaluating BPV, as well as in long-term and self-management in hypertension.