Research Article
Self-Care Behaviors among Patients after Cardiac Surgery in Saudi Arabia: Application of Orem’s Theory of Self-Care
Table 3
Top 5 most frequently specific performed self-care behaviors (n = 150).
| | Self-care behavior | | SD |
| | “I always refill my prescriptions on time” | 4.15 | 1.06 | | “I take my pills every day as the doctor prescribed” | 4.05 | 1.31 | | “I try to avoid strain (such as putting weight of upper arms, shoulders, back, neck, and chest)” | 3.74 | 1.12 | | “I constantly assess all of my incisions for redness, swelling, puffiness, leaks, and tenderness” | 3.59 | 1.13 | | “I contact my doctor if I notice any redness, swelling, puffiness, leaks, and tenderness” | 3.58 | 1.01 |
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