Author(s): ZHANG Lin, ZHAO Wei, KUANG Yong-mei, ZHOU Hai-yan
Pages: 35-39
Year: 2016 Issue:  9
Journal: Hospital Management Forum
Keyword:  Acceptance of disability; Self-transcendence; Stroke;
Abstract: Objective To investigate the current status of self-transcendence and the acceptance of disability among patients with stroke, and to explore the effect self-transcendence on acceptance of disability.Methods In total, 476 patients with stroke were investigated by self-transcendence scale and acceptance of disability scale.Results The score of acceptance of disability was (139.45±34.67). The self-transcendence was positively correlated (P<0.05) with the dimensions of acceptance of disability. Hierarchical regression analysis showed that the ages, degree of education and self-transcendence were the influencing factors of acceptance of disability.Conclusion The levels of self-transcendence and acceptance of disability among patients with stroke were low, and the self-transcendence were the influencing factors of acceptance of disability.