Descriptive statistics of the sample and measures were
computed that included frequencies, means, and reliability
estimates. Bivariate correlations were computed to
examine the relationships between specific demographic
variables, self-care maintenance, self-care management,
self-care confidence, total self-care scores, physical quality
of life, emotional quality of life, and total quality of
life scores. Data were analyzed using SPSS Base 16.0 software
(SPSS, 2007) and the level of significance for each
analysis was preset at 0.05.