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Abstract
Introduction: Osteoporosis requires long-term self-care engagement, yet little is known about how individuals experience and manage self-care in everyday life. Understanding these experiences is essential to inform tailored nursing interventions. The objective of the study was to explore and describe the experience of self-care maintenance, monitoring, and management in people with osteoporosis.
Design: A qualitative descriptive study.
Methods: We conducted semi-structured interviews. Data were analyzed using Mayring's qualitative content analysis with a deductive approach based on Riegel's theory of self-care. We reported data in accordance with the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Studies (COREQ) checklist.
Results: Participants (1 Male, 19 Females; Aged 55-80) Identified Four Themes of self-care: maintenance (e.g., Medication Adherence, Physical Activity), monitoring (e.g., Symptom Recognition, Test Interpretation), management (e.g., Lifestyle Reflections, Prevention), and general self-care. Key factors included motivation, trust in healthcare professionals, and integration of health behaviors into daily life. Barriers were low self-efficacy, poor symptom recognition, and inconsistent adherence.
Conclusion: Self-care in osteoporosis is a multidimensional and dynamic process influenced by individual beliefs, contextual factors, and support from healthcare professionals. Recognizing the variability in patients' self-care behaviors is essential to develop personalized education and support. Strengthening general health behaviors may enhance disease-specific self-care. This understanding can guide healthcare professionals in designing more effective, tailored care strategies.
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