This study aimed to test the role of family social support, @entity308 , @entity148 and self-efficacy on specific self-care behaviours. In a local community health center, 318 @entity1 with @entity101 completed a questionnaire assessing self-care, family social support, @entity308 , @entity148 and self-efficacy in 2012. Each self-care behaviour was separately analyzed with logistic regression models. The mean score of perceived family social support for @entity101 treatment was 20.91 (maximum=60). Adult @entity1 were identified as the primary support source. Approximately 22.3% and 15.4% of @entity1 reported symptoms of @entity148 and @entity308 , respectively. @entity1 had moderately positive levels of confidence performing self-care (42.1  13.3 out of 60). After adjusting for demographic and health variables, a 10-unit increase in family social support increased the odds ratio (OR) of taking medication by 1.39 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.03-1.87) and increased the OR for measuring blood pressure (BP) regularly by 1.33 (95% CI 1.02-1.74). @entity308 and @entity148 were not associated with any self-care behaviours. A10-unit increase in self-efficacy increased the adjusted OR for performing physical exercise to 1.25 (95% CI 1.04-1.49). In conclusion, family social support was positively associated with medication adherence and regular BP measurement. Strategies to improve family social support should be developed for @entity101 control, yet further prospective studies are needed to understand the effects of family social support, @entity308 , @entity148 and self-efficacy on self-care behaviours.Journal of @entity1 @entity101 advance online publication, 10 July 2014; doi:10.1038/jhh.2014.58.

The association of family social support, @entity308 , XXXX and self-efficacy with specific @entity101 self-care behaviours in Chinese local community.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'children', 'patients', 'Participants', 'Human'] @entity101 :: ('MESH:D006973', 'Disease') :: ['hypertension', 'Hypertension'] @entity308 :: ('MESH:D003866', 'Disease') :: ['Depression', 'depression'] @entity148 :: ('MESH:D001008', 'Disease') :: ['anxiety']
@entity148 :: (MESH:D001008,Disease) :: ['anxiety']
