Abstract
Self-perceived health control effectively reflects patients' self-management behaviors and predicts health outcomes, thereby making it a critical intervention point for healthcare professionals, This was a cross-sectional descriptive study that included 233 young and middle-aged (peritoneal dialysis) PD patients in China. To investigate the current state of self-perceived health control and identify influencing factors, we collected the patient data using a General Information Questionnaire, a Self-Perceived Health Control Scale, a Patient Participation Questionnaire, Coping Efficacy and Social Support Rating Scales to analyze the influencing factors. The results revealed that self-perceived health control level among young and middle-aged PD patients needs improvement and significantly influenced by outpatient follow-up frequency, complications, social support, coping efficacy, and employment status. Therefore, healthcare professionals should educate patients about the importance of regular follow-up, preventing complications, strengthening social support and various coping strategies, and guiding them back to work, improving their self-perceived level of health control.