Patient assessment of chronic kidney disease self‐care using the chronic kidney disease self‐care scale in Taiwan

ABSTRACT Aim Self‐care represents the ‘action’ element of self‐management. This study aimed to use the chronic kidney disease self‐care (CKDSC) scale to examine factors associated with self‐care and aspects of self‐care deficits among CKD patients in Taiwan. Methods A cross‐sectional investigation w...

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Published in:Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.) Vic.), 2019-06, Vol.24 (6), p.615-621
Main Authors: Wang, Shu‐Li, Chiu, Yi‐Wen, Kung, Lan‐Fang, Chen, Tzu‐Hui, Hsiao, Shih‐Ming, Hsiao, Pei‐Ni, Hwang, Shang‐Jyh, Hsieh, Hui‐Min
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Blood pressure
Blood Pressure Determination
chronic kidney disease care
chronic kidney disease self‐care scale
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diet
Diet, Healthy
Education
Exercise
Female
Health Behavior
Health Care Surveys
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Kidney diseases
Male
Medication Adherence
Middle Aged
Patients
Predictive Value of Tests
Regression analysis
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - diagnosis
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - physiopathology
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - psychology
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - therapy
Reproducibility of Results
Self Care
self‐care deficits
self‐management
Smoking
Smoking Cessation
Surveys and Questionnaires
Taiwan
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Summary:ABSTRACT Aim Self‐care represents the ‘action’ element of self‐management. This study aimed to use the chronic kidney disease self‐care (CKDSC) scale to examine factors associated with self‐care and aspects of self‐care deficits among CKD patients in Taiwan. Methods A cross‐sectional investigation was conducted using the CKDSC scale with 449 CKD patients in Taiwan. The CKDSC is a 16‐item questionnaire with five subscales, including medication adherence, diet control, exercise, smoking behaviours and blood pressure monitoring. Patient demographic and clinical factors taht may affect CKD self‐care were analyzed in the multivariable regression models. Results Overall CKDSC scores were significantly higher for women (P = 0.020), older patients (P 
ISSN:1320-5358
1440-1797
DOI:10.1111/nep.13475