Perception Of Disease, Quality Of Life, Self-Care Management In Chronic Illness

Chronic illnesses with prolonged and slow progression are a rising problem in health care and the number of individuals with one or more chronic illnesses is increasing day by day. This cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the relationship between the perception of disease, self-care management, and quality of life in individuals with chronic illness. The sample of the study consisted of 127 patients who were hospitalized in Internal Medicine and Surgical clinics, had at least one chronic illness and agreed to participate in the study. The data were collected with personal information form, illness perception questionnaire (IPQ), self-care management scale in chronic illnesses (SCMP-G Questionnaire), and EQ-5D-5L general quality of life questionnaire.As a result of the statistical analysis, scores of the self-guarding subscale of self-care management scale were seen to be significantly higher in women than men. Self-care management of the patients with respiratory disease was significantly higher than diabetic patients. As a result of the present study, it was observed that the female patients had better self-care management compared to the male patients. However, the men were found to have a better quality of life than the women. Patients with respiratory disease had a better self-care management than diabetic patients.