چکیده:
The main purpose of this study was comparing the self – efficacy level in single and married people with epilepsy, and the role of family to improve the self efficacy is considered. This research was a descriptive – comparative study. From the patient that were visited in Epilepsy Clinic of Imam Hussein Hospital, 132 Patient with epilepsy (87 single patient, 45 married patient) were selected based on using purposive processed and with considered include criteria. A check List of demographics information and Epilepsy self – efficacy Scale were used to collect data. The results of current study revealed that there is a meaningful different in self –efficacy level in single and married people with epilepsy (p=0/009). Also the results showed that there isn’t a meaningful different in self –efficacy level in men and women with epilepsy (p=0/243). self – efficacy is an important factor in improvement the self – management in people with chronic diseases. The self – efficacy level in married people with epilepsy is higher than single people, because of emotional support that they are received. Based on these results the author proposes the family centered interventions designs and implementations and also patient family education is useful. There interventions leads to increases self – efficacy level in patients and it directly influence to patients to well control disease and their general health.
خلاصه ماشینی:
A Comparative Study of Self-Efficacy in Single and Married Individuals with Epilepsy Dr. Mehdi Rahgozar Assistant Professor, Department of Biostatistics, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
(2003) shows that individuals with epilepsy who have higher self-efficacy significantly achieve greater success in implementing health behaviors 1 1 -Gyurcsik 2-Nouwen 3 -Abdelsalam 4-Dilorio A Comparative Study of Self-Efficacy in Single and Married Individuals with Epilepsy will have, which plays a significant role in self-management of the disease (Dilorio et al.
In the present research, after completing the translation and back-translation stages of the questionnaire based on the World Health Organization protocol and preparing the preliminary version, the aforementioned questionnaire was presented to 8 relevant specialists to determine face and content validity, and they were requested to express their opinion 1 1 -Epilepsy Self-Efficacy Scale 2 -Test – Retest Reliability A comparative study of self-efficacy in single and married individuals with epilepsy regarding each of the questionnaire items, in the form of statements "relevant and important", "can be used but is not necessary", and "irrelevant".
The results of this comparison, which are observed in Table No. 4, show that there is a significant difference between the mean self-efficacy scores in single and married individuals with epilepsy (p=0.
1 1 -Johnson 2-Funell Comparative study of self-efficacy in single and married individuals with epilepsy One of the limitations of the present research is its cross-sectional nature.
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