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1999

Maternal, Child Health and Neonatal Nursing

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Self-Care Agency And Self-Care Practice Of Adolescents, Ida Slusher Dec 1998

Self-Care Agency And Self-Care Practice Of Adolescents, Ida Slusher

Ida Slusher

The purposes of this study were threefold: (a) to describe self-care agency, (b) to describe self-care practice, and (c) to describe the relationship between self-care agency and self-care practice in adolescents. The usefulness of Orem's Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory (SCDNT) with adolescents also was evaluated. Participants in this study included 173 adolescents, 14 to 19 years of age. Data were collected in classroom settings in two diverse high schools. Denyes Self-Care Agency Instrument-90 and Denyes Self-Care Practice Instrument-90 were administered. Results revealed the presence of self-care agency and self-care practice. Although self-care practice was lower than self-care agency, a significant …


Appalachian Women: Health Beliefs, Self-Care, And Basic Conditioning Factors, Ida Slusher Dec 1998

Appalachian Women: Health Beliefs, Self-Care, And Basic Conditioning Factors, Ida Slusher

Ida Slusher

No abstract provided.


Appalachian Women: Health Beliefs, Self-Care, And Basic Conditioning Factors, Ida Slusher Dec 1998

Appalachian Women: Health Beliefs, Self-Care, And Basic Conditioning Factors, Ida Slusher

Ida Slusher

No abstract provided.