Orem's Self-Care Deficit Theory

Orem (2001) states that the self-care agency is the person who actually takes the action (Fawcett & DeSanto-Madeya, 2013). Self-care agency can therefore be subdivided into two categories: (1) Self-care agent which is defined as an individual who is capable of providing their own self-care and (2) Dependent-care agent which is someone who provides care for another (Fawcett & DeSanto-Madeya, … ................
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