Factors Related to Self – Care Behavior of The Osteoarthritis of Knee Patients in Kampangsao, Muang, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand

Abstract

Background: Osteoarthritis is a disease caused by degeneration of the Curricular cartilage, more common in older persons 65 years and older. According to data in 2017, it was found that in the Kamphangsao Sub district area, there were 60 years and older with osteoarthritis of knee 616 people. (35 %), which is higher than the average of osteoarthritis patients in Thailand.

Objective: To study factors related to self-care behaviors at home of the Osteoarthritis of Knee patients in Kamphaeng Sao Subdistrict, Mueang District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province.

Materials and Methods: This study is a descriptive study. The sample consisted of 236 Osteoarthritis of Knee patients, aged 60 years and over. Data were collected by using questionnaires. The statistics used were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, maximum value, minimum value, relationship test with chi-square statistics. And Pearson's correlation coefficient.

Results: The study indicated that the sample were female (75%). Average age 65.84 years old, Marital status (74.58%), Buddhists (69.49%, Most of them was Obesity (69.07%), the average Body Mass Index was 25.83. Completed primary school (65.25%). Agriculture (44.92%), Average monthly income was 5,529.66 baht. The congenital disease was high blood pressure (26.69%). Most of population sample group (85.59%) had Self – Care Behaviors at home in the moderate level (Mean= 1.99, SD = 0.380), with 67.8 % had perception of belief in the high level (Mean= 2.38, SD = 0.268).

Conclusions: The results of the relationship analysis showed that the status and occupational status were correlated with the level of self-care behaviors at home (c² = 11.144, p = 0.025 and (c² = 33.593, p <0.001, respectively). The Support factor had the positive relationship at low level with Self-care behavior at home, Sig 0.05.