Relationship of Illness Perception, Self-efficacy, and Sick-Role Behavior Compliance in Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients

Abstract

A descriptive study was conducted to examine the relationship of illness perception, self-efficacy, and sick-role behavior compliance of patients who were diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis. The study was conducted using a convenient sample from one hospitals in B city. Fifty patients completed a questionnaire which included questions on general characteristics, a illness perception, a self-efficacy and a sick-role behavior compliance. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson Correlations coefficient. Illness perception is average 45.5 points, self-efficacy showed an average of 907 points, sick-role behavior compliance of patients is average 70.98 points. There was a statistically significant positive correlation between self-efficacy and sick-role behavior compliance. Taken together, the above results showed that a higher self-efficacy for patients with well implemented role behavior. Tuberculosis is required for the continued management more than six months duration of treatment, nursing interventions to improve self-efficacy and illness perception will be developed.