Search for: [Abstract = "health control \(r=0,67\) was observed. Conversely, a negative correlation was detected between self\-care and the symptoms of depression \(r=\-0,74\) and severity of the clinical condition \(r=\-71\). In order to summarize the analyses a hierarchical analysis of the linear regression was performed. In the first model the explanatory factor of variability of self\-care was age and it was negatively associated with it. The second model additionally took into consideration somatic and psychosocial factors. In this model the variability of self\-care was explained by\: functional ability, external type of the health control placement and the sense of self\-efficacy \(positive associations\). In contrast, there was a negative relation of the level of self\-care with the presence of the symptoms of depression, with the internal type of the health control placement and with the type enlarging the influence of the case, and also the capacity of the carer. CONCLUSIONS. The ability to self\-care in the examined group is at a medium\-high level, demanding motivation and informational support. Self\-care maintenance is related to all analyzed factors, with the exception of the gender of the examined. The most significant determinants of self\-care are functional ability and the presence of the symptoms of depression, as well as personal resources. The scope of assistance from the carer diminishes with the"]
