Nursing Faculty Publications
Predictors of Self-Care in Adolescents With Cystic Fibrosis: A Test of Orem's Theories of Self-Care and Self-Care Deficit
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-2008
Journal Title
Journal of Pediatric Nursing
Volume
23
Issue
1
First Page
37
Last Page
48
DOI
10.1016/j.pedn.2007.07.008
Abstract
Pediatric nurses often struggle to find ways to encourage adolescents with cystic fibrosis (CF) to engage in self-care that is essential to their health and life. A study of predictors of self-care was conducted to provide a stronger evidence base for nursing practice with these youth. Orem's theories of self-care and self-care deficit were tested to explain and predict the universal and health deviation self-care of 123 adolescents with CF. Four dimensions of self-care agency emerged as predictors of universal self-care, two of which were also predictive of health deviation self-care. Seventy percent of the variance or change in universal self-care scores and 40% of health deviation self-care variance were explained. Clarification and extension of Orem's theories were also an important outcome. Development of nursing interventions designed to strengthen predictors of universal and health deviation-specific self-care identified in this research holds the potential to improve length and quality of life for adolescents with CF.
Keywords
Pediatric nursing, cystic fybrosis
Recommended Citation
Baker, Lois K. and Denyes, M. J., "Predictors of Self-Care in Adolescents With Cystic Fibrosis: A Test of Orem's Theories of Self-Care and Self-Care Deficit" (2008). Nursing Faculty Publications. 22.
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/nursing_publications/22
