The Role of Health Locus of Control and Social Support in Accepting Physical Motor Therapy among Patients with Hemiplegia Resulting from Stroke (AVC)

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the relationship between health locus of control and acceptance of physical motor therapy in the presence of a mediating variable, namely social support. The researchers used the descriptive method due to its suitability to the nature of the study. The instruments employed for data collection included the Health Locus of Control Scale, the Social Support Scale, and the Treatment Acceptance Scale. The research population consisted of patients with hemiplegia resulting from stroke in physical motor therapy centers in the wilayas of M’sila, Djelfa, and Biskra. The sample size was (242) individuals. The study found a positive correlation between health locus of control and acceptance of physical motor therapy among patients with hemiplegia resulting from stroke. It also revealed a positive correlation between social support and acceptance of physical motor therapy, in addition to a correlation between health locus of control and social support. Furthermore, the results showed that social support plays a mediating role in the relationship between health locus of control and acceptance of physical therapy.