title: The structure of self-care in a group of elderly people.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Trollhättan/Uddevalla University, Vänersborg, Sweden.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Söderhamn
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cliffordson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012648:Self Care; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013548:Sweden