Continuity of Care and Self-Management among Patients with Stroke: A Cross-Sectional Study

doi:10.3390/healthcare9080989

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Title:	Continuity of Care and Self-Management among Patients with Stroke: A Cross-Sectional Study
Authors:	Kuo, NY;Lin, YH;Chen, HM
Keywords:	stroke;continuity of care;self-management
Date:	2021
Issue Date:	2022-08-05T09:40:25Z (UTC)
Publisher:	MDPI
Abstract:	(1) Background: Stroke is an important topic in the healthcare industry. The objective of the present study was to investigate patients' sociodemographic characteristics, health status, continuity of care, self-management, and other predictors that affect their self-management. (2) Methods: This cross-sectional correlational study was carried out from March to September 2020, and included a total of 150 patients aged 20 and above who were diagnosed within the past 6 months. The research participants were selected from the Division of Neurology, Department of Internal Medicine/Department of Surgery, at a medical center in Central Taiwan. (3) Results: The mean self-management score of patients with stroke was 110.50 points (30-150 points). As shown in the stepwise regression analysis, the overall regression model explained approximately 44.5% of the variance in self-management. Educational level (10.8%), frequency of exercise per week (2.1%), time that patients were affected by stroke (2.4%), and continuity of care (29.2%) were the main predictors affecting the self-management of stroke patients. (4) Conclusions: To improve stroke patients' self-management, medical teams should provide appropriate continuity of care to those with lower educational levels, those without exercise habits, and those who experienced a stroke within the past six months.
URI:	http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9080989 https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000689111000001 https://ir.csmu.edu.tw:8080/handle/310902500/23634
Relation:	HEALTHCARE ,2021,v9,issue 8
Appears in Collections:	[中山醫學大學研究成果] 期刊論文

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