Journal of muscle and joint health (근관절건강학회지)
- Volume 5 Issue 2
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- Pages.155-173
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- 1998
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- 1975-9398(pISSN)
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- 2288-789X(eISSN)
The Effect of Self-Help Program for Promotion of Health for Arthritis Patients at various Health Centers in Seoul
서울시 보건소에서 실시한 관절염환자 자조관리과정 평가
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Lee, Eun-Ok
(Seoul National University College of Nursing) ;
- Suh, Moon-Ja (Seoul National University College of Nursing) ;
- Kang, Hyun-Sook (Kyung Hee University Department of Nursing) ;
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Lim, Nan-Young
(Han Yang University Department of Nursing) ;
- Han, Sang-Sook (Kyung Hee University Junior College of Nursing) ;
- Song, Kyeong-Yae (Catholic University College of Nursing) ;
- Eum, Ok-Boon (Korean Rheumatology Health Professionals Society) ;
- Lee, In-Ok (Korean Rheumatology Health Professionals Society) ;
- Kim, Mi-Ra (Korean Rheumatology Health Professionals Society) ;
- Choi, Hee-Jung (Konkuk University Department of Nursing)
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이은옥
(서울대학교 간호대학) ;
- 서문자 (서울대학교 간호대학) ;
- 강현숙 (경희대학교 간호학과) ;
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임난영
(한양대학교 간호학과) ;
- 한상숙 (경희대 병설 간호전문대학) ;
- 송경애 (가톨릭대학교 간호대학) ;
- 엄옥분 (대한류마티스 건강전문학회) ;
- 이인옥 (대한류마티스 건강전문학회) ;
- 김미라 (대한류마티스 건강전문학회) ;
- 최희정 (건국대학교 간호학과)
- Published : 1998.11.20
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of self-help programs which had been conducted at each health center of Seoul using the protocol developed by Korean Rheumatology Health Professionals Society(KRHPS). This program was developed to initially increase self-efficacy, and then to decrease the symptoms and finally to increase the functions of the patients. This study was designed as one group pretest-posttest design. Data were collected by self-administered questionnaires for 140 out of 303 program participants, and only 102 subjects were analyzed because of missing values. The subjects were composed of 25.5% of rheumatoid arthritis patients and 60.8% of degenerative arthritis patients. The results showed that arthritis self-help program was effective in increasing self-efficacy and then improving pain, fatigue, depression, and activities of daily living. But the number of pain sites was not decreased. This result explains that degenerative arthritis patients composed of more than half of the participants has less number of pain sites than rheumatoid arthritis, and their pain was not completely relieved. As a result, it was confirmed that arthritis patients' physical and psychological states can be improved by self-help program in the community. These findings emphasize the implication of this program for each institute to promote health of arthritis patients.
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