1. Exploring the Associations Between Patient Affect, Self-Care Actions, and Emergency Department Use for Community-Dwelling Adults.
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Tzeng HM, Pierson JM, Kang Y, Barker A, and Yin CY
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- Adult, Aged, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Patient Participation psychology, Self Report, Surveys and Questionnaires, United States, Affect, Emergency Service, Hospital statistics & numerical data, Health Behavior, Independent Living psychology, Self Care
- Abstract
Background: Nurses and other health care providers need to ensure that patients receive care that addresses their specific needs and wants., Purpose: This exploratory study examined the associations between patients' self-reported positive and negative affect, the perceived importance of 57 self-care actions, the desire and ability to perform them, and emergency department use in the past 3 months., Methods: A secondary analysis from a cross-sectional survey project that surveyed 250 community-dwelling adults living in the southern United States, 2015-2016. Independent t tests and the χ test were used., Results: Positive affect was associated with positive perceptions of self-care actions and having no emergency department visit. Patients with a more negative affect perceived finding and using services that support their health behaviors as being important and expressed a desire to participate in local health screening or wellness events., Conclusions: Patients' perceptions of their self-care actions could lead to better outcomes.
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- 2019
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