Gholamreza Masoudy, Javad Shahraki, Hossein Ansari, Hossein Bagheri, Ashraf Sadat Dehghani,
Volume 1, Issue 3 (9-2022)
Abstract
Promoting preventive behaviors among healthcare employees is of paramount importance in managing the COVID-19 disease. This study aimed to evaluate the COVID-19 preventive behaviors in healthcare workers using the Health Belief Model (HBM). In this cross-sectional study, using a randomized multi-stage sampling method, 415 healthcare workers of hospitals and healthcare centers were included in the study in 2021. Data were collected through a researcher made and structured questionnaire. The reliability and content validity of the questionnaire were confirmed. Descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation and frequency) and analytical statistics (Pearson correlation coefficient and linear regression coefficient tests) were used for data analysis. The significance level was set at ≤ 0.05.
The majority of the participants were female (57.6%). 13% and 46.3% reported having a chronic disease. Data analysis revealed that COVID-19 preventive measures were positively associated with perceived self-efficacy, perceived benefits, perceived severity, perceived susceptibility, and cues to action. Self-efficacy and perceived benefits and cues to action were significant predictors of COVID-19 preventive measures (P≤ 0.05). The HBM proved to be a suitable framework for studying the COVID-19 preventive measures among healthcare workers. These results can be utilized in the development and implementation of health-promoting educational programs.
Nasrin Sarabi, Shahzad Mehranfard, Ahmad Moosavi, Younes Toosang,
Volume 1, Issue 3 (9-2022)
Abstract
Controlling diabetes and preventing its complications is a progressive problem that requires a long-term and low-cost solution. Therefore, the use of structured models, such as the health belief model, can be considered as an effective step in this direction. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the effective factors for the prevention of stroke in patients with type 2 diabetes based on the components of the health belief model. In this cross-sectional study, 140 patients with type 2 diabetes from the Diabetes Clinic of Dezful Ganjavian Hospital in 2022 were included in the study using the convenience method. They completed a 25-question questionnaire that measured susceptibility, severity, benefits, barriers, cues to action, and self-efficacy. Descriptive analysis was used to explain demographic variables and the health belief model's dimensions. Mann-Whitney using SPSS 16 software with a statistical significance at P<.05 was used for data analysis. The total score of the questionnaire was below average (63.88 ± 6.73). Perception of benefits had the highest average (15 ± 1.77). There was a significant relationship between the total score of the health belief model and education level (p <0.001). The results showed that the perception of patients regarding stroke prevention was low and that attention should be paid to this issue in health and educational programs.
