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Title

The Study of Self-care and Related Factors in the Elderly with Chronic Diseases in 2018

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  135-144

Abstract

 Background & objectives: As people become older, the risk of life with Chronic Diseases increases, limiting the physical and mental activity of the Elderly people and leads to a decline in quality of life. The World Health Organization recommends promoting of Self-care for the prevention and treatment of Chronic Diseases. The aim of this study was to determine the level of Self-care and related factors in the Elderly with Chronic Diseases referring to specialty clinics of medical-educational centers of Ardabil. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 222 Elderly people with Chronic Diseases (diabetes musculoskeletal, cardiovascular and renal diseases ) referring to the specialty clinics of Imam Khomeini, Fatemi and Alavi Hospitals in Ardabil in 2018 were selected by convenience sampling method. Data were collected using a questionnaire including demographic characteristics and Self-care Ability Scale for the Elderly (SASE ). Finally, the data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multivariate logistic regression analysis in SPSS 16 software. Results: 191 Elderly people (86%) had unsatisfactory Self-care ability and only 31 of them (14%) showed good Self-care ability. Elderly woman showed better Self-care than men (p=0. 015), while married (p=0. 004), divorced (p=0. 045), and widowed (p=0. 013) patients had poor Self-care ability compared to single people. Conclusions: According to the present study, Self-care in the Elderly with Chronic Diseases was assessed unsatisfactory, so planning and implementation of Self-care promoting programs for Elderly people seems necessary.

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