Application of self-management model among patients with pneumoconiosis

Objective To investigate the effect of self-management model among the patients with pneumoconiosis.

Methods During January to October 2017, self-management model was introduced into 131 hospitalized patients with pneumoconiosis, while they received the conventional treatment as before.After intervention for 8 weeks the questionnaire survey, including the scale for health knowledge, self efficacy scale and World Health Organization quality of life scale (WHOQOL-BREF), etc, were conducted.The available results were compared with those of 169 patients treated with only conventional nursing method during August 2015 to December 2016.

Results The baseline survey showed that there was no statistical difference of scale scores for health knowledge level, self efficacy and life quality of patients between these two groups (P>0.05).After intervention for 8 weeks, all the scale scores in two groups were increased.However, it showed that the scores of patients in study group were statistically superior (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01), except for the score of social domain dimension in life quality scale.

Conclusion Both self-management model and conventional nursing method can improve the life quality of the patients, and self-management mode is more useful.It can be introduced into patients with pneumoconiosis.