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KMID : 0939320050080020110
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Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing
2005 Volume.8 No. 2 p.110 ~ p.118
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A Study of Fatigue and Daily Living Activity in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease
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Park You-Hui
Lee Eun-Nam
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to understand the level of fatigue and daily living activities and to confirm their relationship in patients with chronic liver disease.
Method: The sample consisted of 182 patients with chronic liver disease with a mean age of 42.4 years, who visited the D University Hospital and a S clinic from February, 2004 to March in 2004. Data were collected by a self reporting questionnaire on the selected variables such as fatigue and daily life activities. Collected data were analyzed by using SPSS program for descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation coefficients, t- test, ANOVA.
Results: Subjects showed the mild level of fatigue and slightly high level of daily living activities. They also showed a negative relationship between fatigue and daily living activities.
Conclusion: It is necessary to develop nursing intervention program to reduce the level of fatigue for improving the level of daily living activities in patients with chronic liver disease.
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KEYWORD
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Liver disease, Fatigue, Activities of daily living
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