Application of self-determination theory in the self -management of elderly patients with COPD
ZHANG Yuan-hui
YANG Men-bin
MEI Yan-chun
Abstract：Objective To evaluate the application effect of self - determination theory in the self - management of elderly patients with COPD. Methods A total of 197 elderly patients with COPD were divided into the control group and the observation group. Patients in the control group received group work intervention, while patients in the observation group received intervention based self - determination theory. The level of self - management in the two groups were compared af-ter six months. Results After the intervention,the total score of self - management and five dimension scores(symptom management,daily life management,e-motion management,information management and self - efficacy)of patients in the observation group were significantly higher than those of the control group (P ﹤ 0. 01 or P ﹤ 0. 05). Conclusion Self - determination intervention can improve the level of self - management and relieve symptoms in elderly patients with COPD.
Keywords：self - determination theoryself - managementCOPDhome care
Publication Date：2016-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 47-49 )