A study on the subjective well-being and its influential factors in chronically ill inpatients in Changsha, China☆
Received 29 April 2007; received in revised form 19 February 2008; accepted 22 February 2008. published online 15 January 2009.
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to assess the subjective well-being of chronically ill inpatients to know which its influential factors are, what the significant predictors of SWB are, and what we can do in nursing care. A sample of 290 inpatients with chronic respiratory diseases, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases responded to questionnaires assessing well-being, anxiety, and depression and gave suggestions about nursing during an interview. It was shown that these patients' subjective well-being was lower than that of the general population. Using ANOVA, Pearson correlations, and multivariate stepwise regression analysis, trait anxiety, anxiety, and means of payment were found to significantly influence subjective well-being. Interventions targeting trait anxiety, anxiety, and means of payments, such as paying more attention to individuals' psychological symptoms, implementing more cost-effective treatment or caring, and establishing positive relationship with patients are necessary to improve inpatients' subjective well-being.
aSchool of Nursing of Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
bThe Second Xiangya Hospital of the Central South University, Changsha 410011, China
☆ Study design: JPZ, closely supervised by SQY; Data collection: JPZ, with supervision by SQY; Data analysis: JPZ, SQY, MY and HSH; and manuscript preparation: JPZ, SQY, MY HSH, GPH, and XHL.
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