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KMID : 0604719990060020310
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Journal of Rheumatology Health
1999 Volume.6 No. 2 p.310 ~ p.316
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Analysis of Knowledge and Attitude of Applicants of Trainers for Self-help Program or Arthritis Patients
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Abstract
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-Abstract-
The purpose of this study is to analyze the knowledge and attitude of applicants on
self-help teacher's program for arthritis patients. Subjects of the study constituted 407
applicants who attended the self-help teacher's program for arthritis patients. Self report
questionnaires were used to measure the knowledge about arthritis and the attitude
toward self-help education. In data analysis, SPSS PC 9.0 Program was utilized for
descriptive statistics and one-way anova analysis.
The results were as follows :
Average age of the participants were 37, while 62% married, 62% had 4-year or
above education, and 32.7% had experience of community health nursing.
The mean score of knowledge about arthritis was 17.99/28 ; the mean score of
applicants' appraisal on the arthritis patients' ability of self-help was 31.66/40 ; the
mean score of applicant' attitude toward self-help education for arthritis patients was
35.64/56.
According to regions of education for applicants' self-help program, there were not
significant differences in applicants' knowledge and appraisal and attitude on self-help
program.
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