Care dependency in individuals with chronic physical disease: Its relationship with compliance to treatment and life satisfaction

Aim: The reasons such as the fact that individuals with chronic diseases are mostly in the old age and that the diseases lead tochanges in physical and psychological filds may bring about an increase of dependence in meeting daily needs. This study aims todetermine the relationship between care dependency and compliance to treatment and life satisfaction in individuals with chronicphysical diseases.Material and methods: This research designed as a descriptive and relationship-seeking style includes 294 individuals with chronicphysical diseases who were hospitalized for internal medicine clinics of a university hospital. After the ethics committee permission,the data were obtained by patient identifiation form, Care Dependency Scale, Modifid Morisky Scale and Life Satisfaction Scale.Results: It was found out that the level of care dependency and motivation and knowledge levels of the individuals were positivelyweak (p

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