Latent Profile Analysis of Self-Management Ability and Its Influencing Factors in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation.
Ran An, Xinyuan Wang, Juan Gao and 2 others
PMID 41761911WHAT IT FOUND
185 of 208 patients had high self-management and 23 had low.
Longer disease course, family caregiver, and more negative illness perception were linked with low self-management.
Key findings
01Latent profile analysis selected two self-management classes, with 23 patients in the low class and 185 in the high class.
02Mean self-management score was 74.07 and mean illness perception score was 40.80.
03Disease duration, primary caregiver, and illness perception were related to self-management class.
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What it does not show
Because it was a one-time questionnaire study, it cannot show that disease duration, caregiver type, or illness perception caused low self-management. Only two hospitals in one Chinese city were included, so the results may not apply to other places. The data were patient-reported, so views from spouses, children, parents, or caregivers were not included. The sample was a convenience sample of 208 analysed patients from 253 recruited.
Declared interests
The funding section states the authors have nothing to report.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that longer disease duration, family caregiver, or negative illness perception cause low self-management. This was a cross-sectional questionnaire study, so it found associations only.