Is There Any Association between Family Function Self Care in Women?

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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

3 Student of Medicine, Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

4 Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Abstract

Background: Self-care means following a healthy lifestyle to help prevent illnesses and injuries. Understanding family function is an important aspect of self-care. The purpose of the present study was to determine the relationship between family function and self care.Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, 200 woman who referred to health centers in Isfahan were selected. Data was collected by health care questionnaire and Bloom's family functioning questionnaire. The validity and reliability of the health care questionnaire was confirmed by using content validity, face validity and internal reliability (α = 0.72). The collected data was analyzed using Pearson's correlation and multivariate regression tests.Findings: Our findings showed significant association between mean scores of self care and age (r = 0.143; P = 0.04), number of family members (r = 0.169; P = 0.01) and family function scores (r = 0.449; P < 0.001). In the multivariate analysis, self care was directly correlated with family sociability and democratic family style. In addition, self care was inversely correlated with disengagement.Conclusion: This study showed that family function, and especially sociability and democratic family and disengagement, influence women's self care.

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Journal of Isfahan Medical School
Volume 29, Issue 166 - Serial Number 166
November and December 2012
Pages 2253-2261

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  • Receive Date: 13 July 2011
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  • Accept Date: 06 April 2022

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