Correlation research of disease cognition and health management among chronic disease patients

Abstract

Objective To survey the condition of disease cognition and health management in the patients with chronic disease (CD), to explore their correlation, in order to afford the intervention basis for the treatment and rehabilitation of the patients with CD. Methods To survey the condition of disease cognition and health management in the patients with chronic disease (CD), to explore their correlation, in order to afford the intervention basis for the treatment and rehabilitation of the patients with CD. Results The score of acute /chronic factor, cyclical factor, consequences factor, personal control factor, treatment control factor, illness coherence factor, and emotional representation factor for CD patients were respectively (22.96±0.49), (15.82±0.67), (24.88±0.38), (24.34±0.55), (21.06±0.47), (21.76±0.51) and (27.16±0.44). The total score of HPLPⅡwas (127.92±12.14), and the score of health responsibility dimension, exercise dimension, nutrition dimension, self-realization dimension, interpersonal dimension and stress management dimension were respectively (22.26±3.67), (21.47±4.38), (23.58±3.65), (20.74±3.17), (21.62±3.01) and (18.37±3.44). Correlation analysis showed that there was a high negative correlation between CIPQ-R and HELP Ⅱ (r=-0.414 5--0.576, P<0.01). Conclusions The condition of disease cognition level and health management ability of the CD patients were not high, and disease cognition is a important factor which influences health management ability. The medical workers should help the patients with CD to improve disease cognition level, in order to improve their health management ability, and promote treatment and rehabilitation. Key words: Chronic disease; Disease cognition; Health management; Correlation