FACTORS IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE THAT IMPACT SELF-MANAGEMENT

Abstract

The goal of this study was to identify factors affecting self-management in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. On cognitive social theory. A cross-sectional template was used at three tertiary medical centers, data was collected the convenience study in Korea consisted of 356 PD patients. Higher scores for self-management were correlated with higher standard of education, getting a religion, and greater income from the home. The self-management score was positively associated with daily living tasks, self-efficacy, and social support, and correlated negatively with non-motor activities. With symptoms. Hierarchical regression research showed that it explained demographic variables and non-motor symptoms 26.2 percent of the self-management variation in PD. When self-efficacy was the explanatory power increased by 7.5 percent. Added, and by 6.7 percent as they added social support. Self-management assessment of patients with PD should be performed Along with demographic factors and non-motor symptoms, consider self-efficacy and social support. Self-management programs that represent these variables can be helpful to improve self-management in patients with PD.

Keywords: Non-motor symptoms, Parkinson’s disease, Self-efficacy Self-management, Social support.