Self-Care Experiences of Adults with Chronic Disease in Indonesia: An Integrative Review

Table 4

Descriptive summary of literature.

Descriptor	Studies
Year of publication
2010	1
2016	1
2017	1
2018	3
2019	3
Location
Urban	4
Rural	4
Urban and rural	1
Gender
Females only	6
Males and females	1
Not specified	2
Education
Educated	1
Less educated	5
Not specified	3
Population studied
Middle-aged adults	2
Elderly	4
Middle-aged adults and elderly	1
Not specified	2
Socioeconomic status
Low income	3
Middle income	1
Low and middle income	1
Not specified	4
Medical diagnosis
Hypertension	3
Diabetes	4
Cardiovascular disease	1
End-stage renal disease	1
Factors influencing self-care
Religion	3
Biomedical knowledge and health literacy	9
Cultural expectation	8
Family support	4
Peer support	2
Support from healthcare providers	4
Community support	3
Barriers to care	6