In a review of the literature on adequate self-care among
dialysis patients, Ricka, Vanrenterghem and Evers (2002) cited
using Orem’s (1985) definition of self-care and its dimensions
to structure their review. The definition consisted of the following: “patients’ deliberate actions regulating his/her functioning
and development for health and well-being. The self-care theory
claims that self-regulation is necessary for life itself, for health,
for human development, and for general well-being” (Ricka et
al., 2002, p. 329)