Factors Predicting Self-Management Among Elderly Monks with Hypertension
Keywords:
Self-management, Health literacy, Self-efficacy, Social support, Elderly monks, HypertensionAbstract
Self-management refers to actions taken by persons with chronic disease to improve their quality of life. This predictive correlational study aimed to describe self-management, health literacy, self-efficacy, and social support and to examine the factors predicting self-management in elderly monks with hypertension. A purposive sampling of 196 elderly monks with hypertension were recruited through health care services from the outpatient department of a university hospital. Participants responded to interview forms which included personal information and information on illness-related data records, self-management behaviors, health literacy, self-efficacy, and social support. Descriptive statistical analysis and stepwise multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the data.
The research findings indicated that the participants had self-management, health literacy, self-efficacy, and social support at a moderate level. Health literacy, self-efficacy, and social support collectively predicted self-management in the sample, accounting for 88.7% of the variance (β = 0.887, F = 15.578, p < .001). Health literacy was the highest predictor (β = .617, p < .001), followed by social support (β = .547, p < .001) and self-efficacy (β = .079, p < .05).
The findings provide foundational information to promote health literacy and social support enhancing self-management for elderly monks with hypertension.
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