Montserrat Puig Llobet1,2,3,4, MªAurelia Sánchez Ortega1,5, MªTeresa Lluch-Canut1,3,6, MªCarmen Moreno-Arroyo1,7,8, Miguel Àngel Hidalgo Blanco1,7, Juan Roldán-Merino3,6,9,10,11. 1. School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Hospitalet de Llobregat, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. 2. Research Group CARINGCF-2017-380 (Consolidate Group 2017-380: Group Advanced Nursing), Tarragona, Spain. 3. Research Group GIRISAME (International Researchers Group of Mental Health Nursing Care), Madrid, Spain. 4. Master Nursing interventions to the Complex Chronic Patient, Barcelona, Spain. 5. Primary Care Catalan Health Institute, Barcelona, Spain. 6. Research Group GEIMAC (Consolidated Group 2017-1681: Group of Studies of Invariance of the Instruments of Measurement and Analysis of Change in the Social and Health Areas), Barcelona, Spain. 7. Department of the Fundamental and Medical-Surgical Nursing, Department Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Hospitalet de Llobregat, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. 8. Member of the Board of Directors of the Spanish Society of Intensive Nursing, Barcelona, Spain. 9. Sant Joan de Déu-Fundació Privada, School of Nursing, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. 10. Research Group GIESS (Grupo de investigación en Enfermería, Educación y Sociedad), Barcelona, Spain. 11. Coordinator Research Group REICESMA (Red Española Investigación de Enfermería en Cuidados de Salud Mental y Adicciones), Madrid, Spain.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The capacity for self-care and positive mental health (PMH) has an influence on well-being and on one's approach to chronic illness. PURPOSE: The aim was to determine the level of PMH and self-care agency as well as the relations among sociodemographic variables, PMH, and the level of self-care among patients with chronic physical health problems. We also examined correlations between PMH and self-care agency. METHODS: A descriptive, cross-sectional correlational study was conducted with a sample of 209 patients at a primary care center. The instruments used were the Positive Mental Health Questionnaire and the Appraisal of Self-Care Agency scale. The STROBE statement was used. RESULTS: Significant differences were found in the PMH factors in relation to sociodemographic variables and health conditions. Suffering one or more chronic diseases was associated negatively, and significantly, with the capacity for self-care. The four most prevalent chronic health problems in the sample were hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, obesity, and diabetes mellitus. LINKING EVIDENCE TO ACTION: In people with chronic physical health problems, there is a positive relationship between PMH and self-care capacity. An increase in the possibility of caring for oneself saw an increase in PMH; conversely, an increase in PMH brought with it an increased capacity for self-care as well. Therefore, if actions are taken to increase PMH, the capacity for self-care will also increase.
BACKGROUND: The capacity for self-care and positive mental health (PMH) has an influence on well-being and on one's approach to chronic illness. PURPOSE: The aim was to determine the level of PMH and self-care agency as well as the relations among sociodemographic variables, PMH, and the level of self-care among patients with chronic physical health problems. We also examined correlations between PMH and self-care agency. METHODS: A descriptive, cross-sectional correlational study was conducted with a sample of 209 patients at a primary care center. The instruments used were the Positive Mental Health Questionnaire and the Appraisal of Self-Care Agency scale. The STROBE statement was used. RESULTS: Significant differences were found in the PMH factors in relation to sociodemographic variables and health conditions. Suffering one or more chronic diseases was associated negatively, and significantly, with the capacity for self-care. The four most prevalent chronic health problems in the sample were hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, obesity, and diabetes mellitus. LINKING EVIDENCE TO ACTION: In people with chronic physical health problems, there is a positive relationship between PMH and self-care capacity. An increase in the possibility of caring for oneself saw an increase in PMH; conversely, an increase in PMH brought with it an increased capacity for self-care as well. Therefore, if actions are taken to increase PMH, the capacity for self-care will also increase.
Authors: Daniel Carvalho; Carlos Sequeira; Ana Querido; Catarina Tomás; Tânia Morgado; Olga Valentim; Lídia Moutinho; João Gomes; Carlos Laranjeira Journal: Front Psychol Date: 2022-04-14