Table 4.
Behaviours related to self-care and the potential barriers of respondents with chronic conditions
| Frequency in performing behaviours related to self-care | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Always/ Most of the time n (%) |
Sometimes n (%) |
Not very often/Never n (%) |
|
| Disease progress monitoring# | 180 (84.5%) | 12 (5.6%) | 21 (9.9%) |
| Medication compliance | 188 (90.4%) | 8 (3.8%) | 12 (5.8%) |
| Clinic follow-up compliance | 187 (89.9%) | 7 (3.4%) | 14 (6.7%) |
| Lifestyle modification | 158 (74.9%) | 28 (13.3%) | 25 (11.8%) |
| Obtain emotional support | 84 (44.7%) | 27 (14.4%) | 77 (41.0%) |
| Obtain caregiver support | 124 (63.9%) | 23 (11.9%) | 47 (24.2%) |
| Potential barriers inhibiting self-care of chronic conditions | |||
| n (%) | |||
| Lack of disease knowledge (n = 204) | 88 (43.1%) | ||
| Lack of monitoring equipment (n = 205) | 85 (41.5%) | ||
| Unstable health status (n = 207) | 84 (40.6%) | ||
| Lack of family/friend's support (n = 212) | 70 (33.0%) | ||
| Lack of motivation (n = 203) | 62 (30.5%) | ||
#Measurement of blood pressure or blood glucose