| Summary: | 碩士 === 國防醫學院 === 護理研究所 === 93 === Background: The benefits of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) have been well documented including treating chronic instability, improved knee functions and restored quadriceps strength. However, there is a lack of data about patients’ needs after surgery. The purpose of this study was to: 1) explore the relationship among health belief, self-care self-efficacy, and health care needs. ; 2) assess the health belief, self-care self-efficacy and health care needs after surgery.
Methods: Using a one-group pre and post-test design 45 subjects who received ACLR completed the Strategies Used by People to Promotion Health Scale(SUPPHS), the Health Belief Scale, and the Health Care Needs Scale prior to surgery and 3 weeks after surgery. Descriptive statistics, Generalized Estimating Equation(GEE) assessing differences in each of health belief, SUPPHS, and health care needs between pre and post-surgery, and GEE was used to analyze the statistical relationship among health belief, self-care self-efficacy and health care needs.
Results: Significant positive change were found for measures of health belief and self-care self-efficacy, and the 3-weeks post surgery health care needs score was significantly lower than the pre-surgery score. Although there were no significant correlation between health belief and health care needs, the self-care self-efficacy was positively related to health belief, and self-care self-efficacy was negatively related to health care needs.
Conclusions: Understanding of factors that influence patients’ perceived health care needs can help health care professionals to promote patients’ well-being. The results could be need as a reference in future multi-
component interventions for patients receiving ACLR.
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