Journal of cultural diversity
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This study examined the applicability of the Orem's Theory of Self-Care with Chinese clients. The central concepts included the universal self-care behaviors (USC), health-deviation self-care behaviors (HDSC), health, and the basic conditioning factors of adults with Type II diabetes mellitus. Basic conditioning factors (BCF) were internal or external factors that affected an individual's ability to engage in self-care bahaviors (Orem, 1991). ⋯ A significant correlation was also found between the educational level and the universal self-care behaviors. There were significant correlations among the universal self-care behaviors and diabetes-related self-care; between the universal self-care behaviors and the perception of health; between the diabetes-related self-care behaviors and the perception of health. The findings implicated cross-cultural applicability of Orem's conceptual framework.