Predicting Factors of Preventive Behavior of Osteoporosis in Nurses
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2011-01-24
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Faculty of Nursing, Mahidol University
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Purpose: To explore the osteoporosis preventive behavior, and factors predicting osteoporosis preventive behavior in nurses profession. Design: Explanatory cross-sectional predictive study.Methods: The sample included 122 nurses aged more than 35 year and working at the hospital in Bangkok. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaires during August through Septemberwhich included 1) personal data from, 2) osteoporosis preventive behavior questionnaires with coefficient alpha .77 3) predicting factors of osteoporosis preventive behavior including 3.1) perceivedsusceptibility to osteoporosis questionnaires, 3.2) perceived barriers of osteoporosis preventive behavior questionnaires, 3.3) self-efficacy in osteoporosis prevention questionnaires, with coefficient alpha.83, .71 and .97 respectively. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient and stepwise multiple regression.Main findings: The majority of nurses (81.1%) had moderate levels of osteoporosis preventive behavior; however the study revealed that 43.4% of nurses had exercise behavior at the low level. For the predicting factors of osteoporosis preventive behavior found that63.1% of nurses had a moderate level of perceived susceptibility to osteoporosis 86.9% of nurses had perceived barrier of osteoporosis preventive behavior at low levels and 49.6% of nurses had self-efficacyin osteoporosis prevention at moderate level. Self-efficacy in osteoporosis prevention, susceptibility to osteoporosis, perceived barriers of osteoporosis preventive behavior and hormone replacement therapywere significant predictors of osteoporosis preventive behavior in nurses. They accounted for 47.5% of the variance in osteoporosis preventive behavior (p\< .05).Conclusion and recommendations: Hospital administrators are encouraged to continually support staff exercise activities through provision of both space and equipment. Promote and support opportunities for nurses to participate in exercise activites with appropriate working conditions. Furthermore, group activities are recommended for nurses to enhance awareness and increase their skills to reduce barriers and modify behaviors to prevent osteoporosis are recommended.
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Journal of Nursing Science (วารสารพยาบาลศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล); Vol.28 No.3 July-September 2010; 50-59