| Summary: | 碩士 === 中原大學 === 心理學研究所 === 94 === Abstract
The purpose of this study was to utilize the Health Belief Model, which includes seven essential concepts of (1)perceived susceptibility, (2) perceived seriousness, (3)perceived benefits, (4)perceived barriers, (5) cues to action(6) health motivation as well as (7)demorgraphic variables to predict the insomnia patients’ medical care seeking behavior (MCSB). Five analyses were conducted in this research. Firstly, the logistic regression was conducted to present the relationship between the seven variables and MCSB. Secondly, the variables of (1)perceived susceptibility, (2) perceived seriousness, (3)perceived benefits, (4)perceived barriers, (5) cues to action(6) health motivation were set as mediator variables to predicted MCSB by demorgraphic variables.Thirdly,the variables of perceived susceptibility and perceived seriousness were set as mediator variables to predicted MCSB by cues to actions.Fourthly,factor analysis was performed to confirm whether perceived susceptibility and perceived seriousness can be generated as threat perception.Finally,factor analysis was performed to comfirm perceived benefits and perceived barriers can be generated as behavioral evaluation.
Two groups were sorted in this research. The case group of 50 participants, who were seeking the medical care of insomnia problems, was recruited by Psychiatry Departments in two regional hospitals in Taoyuan County. The control group of the other 50
participants, who had insomnia problems without seeking medical service, was volunteers in the same local area.
Five results can be summarized as followed:
1. Significant correlation can be found between MCSB and age, years of education, occupation, martial status, perceived susceptibility, perceived seriousness, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, cues to action.
2. Gender difference was significantly found in perceived susceptibility.Marital status difference was significantly found in perceived barriers,cues to action,health motivation. Positive correlation was significant between years of education and perceived barriers and between age and cues to action/health motivation. Negative correlation was significantly found between age and perceived barriers.
3. The MCSB can be successfully predicted by the four variables of years of education, perceived susceptibility, perceived benefits and perceived barriers.
4. Perceived susceptibility was found to be the mediator between cues to action and MCSB.
5. Perceived susceptibility and perceived seriousness can be generated into one variable, which is threat perception.
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