Risk factors for low self‐care self‐efficacy in cancer survivors: Application of latent profile analysis

Abstract

Aim: To identify subgroups of cancer patients with distinct self-care self-efficacy profiles and to explore factors that can be used to predict those at risk of low self-efficacy.Design: A secondary analysis of data pooled from two cross-sectional surveys was performed.Methods: In total, 1,367 Chinese cancer survivors were included in the analysis.Latent profile analysis (LPA) was performed to categorize participants into latent subgroups with distinct self-efficacy profiles. Multinomial logistic regression was conducted to identify predictors of self-care self-efficacy subgroup classification. Results:We identified three distinct subgroups: low, medium and high self-care selfefficacy. Patients with the "low" profile, which was characterized by a low education level, single marital status, complications, late cancer stage and a lower level of social support, had the poorest self-care behaviour.

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“…They also have good knowledge to maintain personal and environmental hygiene, protect her/himself from risky conditions, good adherence to counseling, and treatments, and easy to change behaviors to improve from podoconiosis-related complications. 48 …”

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