Ai-Fu Chiou1, Shu-Pen Hsu2, Huei-Fong Hung3. 1. School of Nursing, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: afchiou@ym.edu.tw. 2. Medical Intensive Care Unit, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: R002889@ms.skh.org.tw. 3. Division of General Medicine, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, Kaosiung City 82245, Taiwan. Electronic address: Hueifong@hungs.org.
Abstract
AIM: This study aims to describe health-promoting behaviors and their predictors in patients with coronary artery disease. BACKGROUND: Health-promoting behaviors may improve quality of life and reduce cardiac mortality yet more than 80% of heart patients fail to maintain their health-promoting behaviors. METHODS: This cross-sectional study recruited 200 patients with coronary artery disease from a medical center in Taiwan. Instruments were used to measure health-promoting behaviors, cognitions and affect, social support, and quality of life. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was performed to examine the predictive variables on health-promoting behaviors. RESULTS: Participants demonstrated a moderate level of health-promoting behaviors with a lowest mean score on the physical activity subscale; 40.6% of variance of health-promoting behaviors was predicted by no smoking, no obesity, perceived risk factors, self-efficacy, perceived control of health, and family support. CONCLUSIONS: Health-promoting behaviors were affected by multidimensional factors including cognitions and affect variables and social support.
AIM: This study aims to describe health-promoting behaviors and their predictors in patients with coronary artery disease. BACKGROUND: Health-promoting behaviors may improve quality of life and reduce cardiac mortality yet more than 80% of heart patients fail to maintain their health-promoting behaviors. METHODS: This cross-sectional study recruited 200 patients with coronary artery disease from a medical center in Taiwan. Instruments were used to measure health-promoting behaviors, cognitions and affect, social support, and quality of life. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was performed to examine the predictive variables on health-promoting behaviors. RESULTS:Participants demonstrated a moderate level of health-promoting behaviors with a lowest mean score on the physical activity subscale; 40.6% of variance of health-promoting behaviors was predicted by no smoking, no obesity, perceived risk factors, self-efficacy, perceived control of health, and family support. CONCLUSIONS: Health-promoting behaviors were affected by multidimensional factors including cognitions and affect variables and social support.
Authors: Liqaa A Raffee; Khaled Z Alawneh; Rashid K Ibdah; Sukaina I Rawashdeh; Sohaib Zoghoul; Abdel Salam Ewais; Abdel-Hameed Al-Mistarehi Journal: Open Access Emerg Med Date: 2020-11-16