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The Structure of Self-Care in a Group of Elderly People

Olle Söderhamn, RN; PhD

Department of Nursing, Trollhättan/Uddevalla University, Vänersborg, Sweden

Christina Cliffordson, RN; MSc

Department of Nursing, Trollhättan/Uddevalla University, Vänersborg, Sweden

According to Orem’s self-care deficit theory of nursing, the structure of self-care consists of self-care agency balanced by therapeutic self-care demand. Different conditioning factors constitute these two constructs. The aim of this study was to investigate through secondary analysis the structure of self-care in a group of elderly. Data were originally collected from a total of 125 randomly chosen elderly individuals (65+ years of age) in Sweden by means of a mailed questionnaire. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to show that self-care agency was totally and significantly balanced against therapeutic self-care demand and explained by five conditioning factors.

Key Words: elders • Orem’s theory • self-care ability

Nursing Science Quarterly, Vol. 14, No. 1, 55-58 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/08943180122108058
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