Investigate the factors affecting the health behaviors of patients with Chronic Kidney disease using Health Belief Model

• Main Authors: Yi-Zhen Lai, 賴宜貞
• Other Authors: 楊文惠
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/01475173183591827176

碩士 === 中國醫藥大學 === 醫務管理學系碩士班 === 101 === Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD), including nephritis, nephritic syndromes and nephrosis, is one of ten leading causes of death in Taiwan and has 11.9% of the prevalence. Kidney health behaviors prevent the exacerbation of CKD and improve quality of life. The study should be based on health belief models to understand the related health belief (including perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefit, perceived barriers of taking action and cue to action) for CKD patients against their kidney health behaviors. We further wish to enhance the awareness belief for CKD patients from this study, and then upgrade important knowledge of kidney health behaviors and the wishes of the self-health management. Methods: The cross-sectional method including literature investigation, reliability and validity verification was used. The used sampling method is convenience sampling that provides structured questionnaires to CKD patients in CKD outpatient health education. We further analyze the three hundred valid questionnaires (effective recovery percentage is 91%) followed by descriptive statistics, multiple regression with SPSS 18.0. Results：Average age of studied samples is 67.27. Majority is male (53.7%), no occupation (76.3%) and under elementary education (59%). Mainly information channel is health care staff (99.3%). Multiple regression result showed that there is significance between issues of kidney diseases, perceived benefit, perceived barriers of taking action and kidney health behavior. Discussion and Suggestion: Health belief of CKD patients Related their health behaviors, especially perceived benefit and perceived barriers of taking action. We suggest that relevant health authority promote positive motivation of CKD patients on fulfilling their kidney health behaviors. This action shall slow the continued exacerbation of kidney functions of CKD patients. We also wish to promote patient care and quality of life for CKD patient and reduce the burden of health insurance through this result.