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Cho, Yun, and Jung: Factors Influencing Self-Efficacy, Grit, Symptom Clusters on Self-Care Agency in Brain Neoplasms Patients

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of self-efficacy, grit (consistency of interest-CI, perseverance of effort-PE), symptom clusters and self-care agency in brain neoplasm patients and to identify factors influencing their self-care agency.

Methods

A descriptive correlational design was used, and the participants were a convenience sample of 152 brain neoplasm patients from C national university hospital in Hwasun. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire from October 1, 2017 to February 15, 2018. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, factor analysis, Pearson correlations and multiple regression analysis with the SPSS 22 program.

Results

The most frequently reported symptoms included sadness (57.9%), numbness (50.7%), lack of energy (49.3%), nervousness (45.4%), worry (40.8%). There were significant positive correlations between self-care agency and self-efficacy (r=.54, p<.001), CI (r=.58, p<.001), and PE (r=.50, p<.001). There were significant negative correlations between self-care agency and cluster I (r=−.56, p<.001), cluster II (r=−.31, p<.001), cluster III (r=−.49, p<.001) cluster IV (r=−.30, p<.001). The significant factors influencing self-care agency were self-efficacy, grit, cluster I and cluster IV. These variables explained 55.4% of the variance in self-care agency.

Conclusion

The results suggest that intervention programs to increase the level of self-efficacy and grit, to reduce the level of symptoms among patients would improve the self-care agency of brain neoplasms patients.

Figures and Tables

Table 1

Differences in Self-efficacy, Grit, Self-care Agency according to General Characteristics (N=152)

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CI= Consistency of interest; PE= Perseverance of effort.

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Table 2

Descriptive Statistics of Self-efficacy, Grit, Self-care Agency (N=152)

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CI= Consistency of interest; PE= Perseverance of effort.

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Prevalence of Symptoms and Factor Analysis of Symptoms (N=152)

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Correlations between Self-efficacy, Grit, Symptom Clusters, and Self-care Agency (N=152)

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CI= Consistency of interest; PE= Perseverance of effort.

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Table 5

Influencing Factors on Self-care Agency (N=152)

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CI= Consistency of interest; PE= Perseverance of effort.

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Notes

This research was supported by the Dongshin University research grants.

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Sook Hee Cho
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Kyung Soon Yun
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Shin Jung
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2587-1243

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