Analysis of the status quo of health empowerment level and its influencing factors in patients with decompensated cirrhosis
Objective To explore the level of health empowerment and its influencing factors in patients with decompensated cirrhosis.Methods A total of 70 patients with decompensated cirrhosis admitted to the hospital from July 2021 to September 2023 were selected.The general information questionnaire,the Elderly Chronic Disease Health Empowerment Scale,the General Self Efficacy Scale,the Toronto Alexithymia Scale,and the Chinese version of the Psychological Resilience Scale were used to conduct a questionnaire survey to analyze the health empowerment level of patients with decompensated cirrhosis and its influencing factors.Re-sults The total score of health empowerment of patients with decompensated cirrhosis was(93.63±20.12)points.There were statistically significant differences in the level of health empowerment among patients with different educational levels and course of cirrhosis(P<0.05).There were no significant differences in the level of health empowerment among patients with decompensated cirrhosis of different ages,marital status,gender,etiology of cirrhosis,family per capita monthly income,and medical payment methods(P>0.05).The self-ef-ficacy score of patients with decompensated cirrhosis was(28.70±2.31)points,and the psychological resili-ence score was(70.32±6.24)points,which was positively correlated with the level of health empowerment(P<0.05).The score of alexithymia was(56.86±3.95)points,which was negatively correlated with the level of health empowerment(P<0.05).Multivariate analysis showed that education level,course of disease,self-efficacy,alexithymia and psychological resilience were all risk factors affecting the level of health empower-ment level of patients with decompensated cirrhosis(P<0.05).Conclusion The level of health empowerment of patients with decompensated cirrhosis needs to be improved,which is affected by the patient's education level,course of disease,self-efficacy,alexithymia and psychological resilience.