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KMID : 0948220150190020039
Keimyung Journal of Nursing Science
2015 Volume.19 No. 2 p.39 ~ p.48
The Relationship among Health Belief, Social Support and Self-care
Lee Seong-Mi

Abstract
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to test the relationship among health belief, social support and self-care performance in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis.

Methods: Data were collected using questionnaire among 250 patients of National Hospital in Mokpo City from September 11 to October 11, 2014. The contents of data were socio-demographic and health-related characteristics, self-care performance, health belief and social support. Data were analyzed using t-test, analysis of variance, correlation coefficients, multiple logistic regression analysis by SPSS 21 program.

Results: The average score of self-care performance was 3.97, health belief score was 3.37, and social support score was 3.87. Self-care performance was shown significant with gender, living with others, smoking, drinking, number of treatment and sputum test. The health belief was shown significantly associated with religion and smoking. Social support was significant with gender, marital status, living with others, smoking, period of diagnosis, number of treatment, vaccination, and sputum test. As a result of multiple regression analysis, the associated factors with self-care performance were sensitivity and severity of health belief, social support, sputum test, and religion.

Conclusion: The patient with pulmonary tuberculosis should promote self-care performance for disease control. The program for the management of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis should include health beliefs and social support must be managed to encourage self-care performance.
KEYWORD
Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Social Support, Self-Care
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