Self-care is an important nursing-sensitive outcome. Reliable and valid measures are needed for therapeutic self-care assessment that may inform the development and evaluation of individualized nursing interventions co-created with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) adults. The therapeutic self-care scale European Portuguese version (TSCS-EPV) is a validated generic measure that may be used to assess self-care in ...
ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the nursing care needs of individuals who live in their homes and are dependent on others for self-care, who cares for them, and how often. Methods: Cross-sectional, observational, quantitative, descriptive study conducted in central Portugal. The sample consisted of 130 individuals dependent on others for self-care who were admitted to home care services by the Continuous Care T...