Abstract

The purpose of this research was to test the theoretical relationships between the self-care agency (SCA) and self-care (SC); and the influence of selected basic conditioning factors (BCFs) on women's self-care agency, and self-care actions. The Self-care Deficit Theory (SCDT) of Nursing (Orem, 1995) was the conceptual framework for this theory testing research. Both theoretical and practical relevance were achieved by testing the relationships among factors explaining adult women's preventive and health promotion behaviors. A cross-sectional, correlational design was used to test 12 hypotheses and four research questions, with a random sample of well adult Mexican women (18 to 85 years old) recruited from the County of Guadalupe, State of Nuevo Leon, Mexico (N=261).

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 9815297; ProQuest document ID: 304375080. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Esther C. Gallegos, PhD, RN

Sigma Membership

Tau Alpha

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Personal Agency, Women's Health, Mexican-American Women

Advisor

Marjorie Isenberg

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Wayne State University

Degree Year

1997

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2020-01-17

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