Table 6 Participants’ self-care action frequency documented by nurse care manager in notes and by unique participant
Participants’ self-care actions | Notes (n = 656) n (%) | Participants (n = 140) n (%) |
|---|---|---|
I Medically-focuseda | ||
Adhering to medications | 129 (19.7) | 63 (45.0) |
Understands medication | 82 (12.5) | 43 (30.7) |
Management weight/nutrition/diet component(s) | 28 (4.3) | 17 (12.1) |
II Mentally/emotionally/coping-focused | ||
Made appointments with medical providers | 330 (50.3) | 108 (77.1) |
Prepared/preparing for appointment with provider | 201 (30.6) | 82 (58.6) |
Interacted with Siebens Health Care Notebook | 144 (22.0) | 83 (59.3) |
Read specific nurse-supplied materials | 54 (8.2) | 37 (26.4) |
Going to support group | 34 (5.2) | 20 (14.3) |
Preparing/applying for benefits | 31 (4.7) | 14 (10.0) |
Completing/completed advance directives/durable power of attorney for health care | 30 (4.6) | 21 (15.0) |
Using My HealtheVet | 26 (4.0) | 12 (8.6) |
Participating in Parkinson’s Disease at Home telephone call | 13 (2.0) | 7 (5.0) |
Going to speech therapy | 6 (0.9) | 6 (4.3) |
Attending Parkinson disease conferences | 2 (0.3) | 2 (1.4) |
III Functionally-focused | ||
Doing volunteer/paid work/project/leisure activities | 98 (14.9) | 51 (36.4) |
Exercising/physical therapy | 97 (14.8) | 57 (40.7) |
Occupational therapy | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.7) |
IV Environmentally-focused | ||
Utilizing community resources (e.g., Veteran Service Organization, religious affiliations) | 16 (2.4) | 9 (6.4) |
Utilizing community-based health resources | 6 (0.9) | 5 (3.6) |
Utilizing adult day health care | 2 (0.3) | 1 (0.7) |
Utilizing senior centers | 3 (0.5) | 3 (2.1) |
Utilizing transportation services | 2 (0.3) | 1 (0.7) |