Abstract:
The objective of this study was to investigate self-management behavior and predictive
power towards the association among knowledge, self-efficacy, and self-management behavior of patients with chronic kidney disease. Self-management theory by Curtin was used as a conceptual framework. Ninety-one patients with chronic kidney disease were purposively selected. Data were collected by questionnaires concerning demographic data, knowledge, self-efficacy, and self-management behavior. Content validity was accepted according to the KR 20 index, ranging from 0.86-0.97, and Cronbachs coefficient alpha were 0.72, 0.96, and 0.96 respectively.
Descriptive Statistics, Pearsons Product Moment Correlation, and Stepwise Multiple Regression were employed to analyze the data. The findings revealed that 70.33% of the sample had overall self-management behavior scores at low level. Regarding each domain, 56.04% had moderate level of self-care activity, while 84.62% and 97.80% had low level of communication with healthcare providers and self-advocacy behavior respectively. Knowledge and self-efficacy were significantly positive and correlated with self-management behaviors and could predict 51.00%.