1 Self-care behaviour styles
In order to identify home-dwelling older persons’ different self-care behaviour styles, the scale measuring the types of
self-care was divided into three parts: self-care behaviour styles, life experiences and view of the future. In the case of self-care behaviour styles, a three-factor solution was found (n = 179), which explained 58.4% of total variance. The factors were named responsible self-care behaviour style, formally guided self-care behaviour style and independent self-care behaviour style. The abandoned self-care behaviour style was not identified in this study.