title: Orem's self-care deficit theory: research with pregnant women.
abstract: A causal model of relationships among self-care agency, basic prenatal care actions, foundations for dependent-care agency, and selected pregnancy outcomes was investigated. This cross-sectional correlation study was conducted on a random sample of 127 women at least 30 weeks pregnant. Path analysis was used to analyze the data. Self-care agency was significantly and directly related to basic prenatal care actions and foundations for dependent-care agency, which in turn were directly related to infant birth weight. Findings lend support to Orem's theory and offer implications for maternity nursing practice and research.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hart
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009742:Nursing Theory; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012648:Self Care