Perceived Therapeutic Self-Care Ability of Patients in Surgical Units: A Multisite Survey

Hussan Zeb, Ahtisham Younas, Amara Sundus, Mubashir Iqbal and Khurram Ishaq

Clinical Nursing Research, 2023, vol. 32, issue 2, 414-422

Abstract: Assessing patients’ therapeutic self-care ability allows nurses to initialize care and implement interventions to enhance their self-care abilities. However, sociocultural beliefs and determinants can affect patients’ self-care practices. This study determined perceived therapeutic self-care ability of patients in surgical units in Pakistan. A survey was conducted using a purposive sample 511 patients admitted to surgical units for at least 24 hours. Data were collected using the Urdu version of Therapeutic Self-Care Measure. The mean self-care ability score was 20.05 ± 4.3. Patients felt more prepared to take their medications, but less prepared to respond to any unforeseeable physical changes. Significant difference was found between self-care ability of male (20.68 ± 4.15) and female (19.18 ± 4.27) ( p  

Keywords: self-care ability; self-management; patient experiences; nursing; nursing care; surgical nursing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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