title: The influence of growth on spiritual self-care agency in an older adult population.
abstract: This study investigated the relationships among health-promoting self-care behaviors, self-care self-efficacy, and self-care agency in an older adult population. The purpose of this study was to identify the relationships among these concepts as well as the specific influence of spiritual growth, a component of health-promoting self-care behaviors, on self-care agency. The instruments used in this study included the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II, Self-Rated Abilities for Health Practices Scale, and Exercise of Self-Care Agency Scale. A canonical correlation identified a significant variate having a correlation of .74 (p = .000) that accounted for 55% of the variance explained. The loading variables included spiritual growth, self-concept, initiative, and responsibility. The conclusion was made that spiritual growth influences older adults' self-care agency to a greater extent than self-care self-efficacy.
authors.affiliation: Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania 19013, USA.
authors.forename: Donna M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Callaghan
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006803:Human Development; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008019:Life Style; D016294:Models, Nursing; D008960:Models, Psychological; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D015143:Philadelphia; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D020377:Self Efficacy; D029181:Spirituality; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires