The Effect of Social Support on Functional Capacity and Self-Care Agency in Individuals with Liver Disease
Project no. 32286 · Status: Kapanmış (Yayın bekleniyor) · 2024
Summary
<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study was carried out to determine the effect of social support on functional capacity and self-care agency in individuals with liver disease.</p><p><strong> Materials and Methods:</strong> The sample of descriptive and relational research; It consisted of 92 patients who applied to Ege University Health Application and Research Center, Department of Gastroenterology Clinic/Polyclinic between May-July 2024. The data of the study were collected through face-to-face interviews using the “Patient Description Form”, “The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS)”, “Stanford Health Assessment Questionnaire” and “Self-Care Agency Scale” in patients who met the inclusion criteria. While evaluating the data; statistical methods were used and were interpreted at the 95% confidence interval, at p<0.05 significance level.</p><p><strong> Results:</strong> The mean age of the patients participating in the study was 61.28 ±13.34 years and 60.3% were male and 44.8% were retired. The mean duration of diagnosis is 7.15±6.77 years. The mean score of the patients' MSPSS was 54.52±13.16. The factors affecting the level of social support were education status, diagnosis and duration of diagnosis. The mean score of the Stanford Health Assessment Questionnaire was found to be 15.18±14.53. It was observed that the factors affecting functional status were education status, age, employment and diagnosis. The mean score of the patients' Self-Care Agency Scale was 97.79±19.79. The factors affecting the level of self-care agency were education and marital status, employment and age. While there was statistically significant relationship (p<0.05) between the patients' mean scores of MSPSS with Stanford Health Assessment Questionnaire and Self-Care Agency Scale.</p><p><strong> Conclusion:</strong> In our study, it was determined that the level of social support of the patients was above the average. It was observed that patients with a higher perceived social level had better functional status and higher self-care agency levels.</p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong> Liver disease; social support; self-care agency; functional capacity</p>