Using the health belief model to analyse nurses’ perception towards their behaviours for keeping surgical instruments moist

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanhua Chen ◽  
Juan Hu ◽  
Yan Huang ◽  
Liangying Yi ◽  
Ruixue Hu
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Linear Regression ◽  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Surgical Instruments ◽  
Length Of Service ◽  
Multivariable Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
The Health Belief Model

Abstract Background Because of conflicts with work schedule of central sterile supply department (CSSD), surgical instruments might not be immediately cleaned or sterilized by CSSD staff members after use. If surgical instruments are not kept appropriately moist, tarnish or rusting may occur on the instruments, which will not only affect cleaning quality, but also shorten the normal service life of the instruments. Nurses’ perception towards their behaviours for keeping surgical instruments moist has been rarely studied. We aimed to use the health belief model to analyse nurses’ perception towards their behaviours for keeping surgical instruments moist. Methods The survey which utilised a questionnaire regarding respondent’s general information and a self-designed nurses’ perception-behaviour scale for keeping surgical instruments moist was conducted with 360 nurses from the West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University. Data was gathered with cluster sampling, and analysed in SPSS20.0. T-test, variance analysis and multivariable linear regression analysis were performed. Results Total score of nurses’ perception-behaviour scale for keeping surgical instruments moist was 139.93 ± 15.145, among which mean score for perceived severity, perceived susceptibility, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, and self-efficacy was 4.49 ± 0.57, 4.62 ± 0.48, 4.57 ± 0.52, 3.47 ± 0.94 and 4.16 ± 0.66, respectively. Single factor analysis showed that score of nurses’ perception-behaviour scale for keeping surgical instruments moist varied with age, length of service, and job title, with a statistically significant difference (P < 0.05). Multivariable linear regression analysis showed that length of service was the main factor affecting nurses’ perception towards their behaviours for keeping surgical instruments moist. Conclusion Nurses should be offered intensive training on keeping surgical instruments moist due to their inadequate perception on it. However, an increase in knowledge does not necessarily bring behavior change. The nurses’ change in health beliefs and behaviours must be based upon developing the right attitude. As a result, they could realise the benefits of keeping surgical instruments moist, identify the barriers, and finally obtain the solutions.

scholarly journals Using the Health Belief Model to Analyse Murses’ Perception Towards their Behaviours for Keeping Surgical Instruments Moist

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanhua Chen ◽  
Juan Hu ◽  
Yan Huang ◽  
Liangying Yi ◽  
Ruixue Hu
Keyword(s):  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Surgical Instruments ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Length Of Service ◽  
Intensive Training ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
The Health Belief Model

Abstract Background: Because of conflicts with work schedule of central sterile supply department (CSSD), surgical instruments might not be immediately cleaned or sterilized by CSSD staff members after use. If surgical instruments are not kept appropriately moist, tarnish or rusting may occur on the instruments, which will not only affect cleaning quality, but also shorten the normal service life of the instruments. Nurses’ perception towards their behaviours for keeping surgical instruments moist has been rarely studied. We aimed to use the health belief model to analyse nurses’ perception towards their behaviours for keeping surgical instruments moist. Methods: The survey utilising a general information questionnaire, and a self-designed nurses’ perception-behaviour scale for keeping surgical instruments moist was conducted with 360 nurses from the West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University. Data was gathered with cluster sampling, and analysed in SPSS20.0. Results: Total score of nurses’ perception-behaviour scale for keeping surgical instruments moist was 139.93±15.145, among which mean score for perceived severity, perceived susceptibility, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, and self-efficacy was 4.49±0.57, 4.62±0.48, 4.57±0.52, 3.47±0.94 and 4.16±0.66, respectively. Single factor analysis showed that score of nurses’ perception-behaviour scale for keeping surgical instruments moist varied with age, length of service and job title, with a statistically significant difference (P < 0.05). Multivariable linear regression analysis showed that length of service was the main factor affecting nurses’ perception towards their behaviours for keeping surgical instruments moist. Conclusion: Nurses should be offered intensive training on keeping surgical instruments moist due to their inadequate perception on it. However, an increase in knowledge does not necessarily bring behavior change. The nurses’ change in health beliefs and behaviours must be based upon developing the right attitude. As a result, they could realize the benefits of keeping surgical instruments moist, identify the barriers, and finally obtain the solutions.

scholarly journals Health Behaviors of Livestock Industry Workers Regarding Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Northwest of Iran

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malek Abazari ◽  
Davoud Adham ◽  
Abedin Saghafipour ◽  
Zahra Taheri-Kharameh ◽  
Amin Babaei Pouya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Hemorrhagic Fever ◽  
Preventive Behaviors ◽  
Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
The Health Belief Model

Abstract Background: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is an acute, feverous disease that is either caused by tick bites or the direct contact of humans with the blood and tissues of infected livestock. The majority of patients suffering from this disease are slaughterhouse workers (including butchers), farmers, veterinarians and hospital staff. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the health behaviors of butchers regarding CCHF and study factors affecting such behaviors based on the health belief model.Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted on 500 butchers in Ardabil Province in 2020 by a multistage sampling method. The participants of the study completed the researcher-made questionnaire of health belief model and health behaviors model relevant to CCHF.The collected data were then analyzed by descriptive statistical tests and linear regression analysis. Results: The mean (SD) age of the participants was 44.4 (10.5), and 96% were males. Only xxx% of the participants displayed acceptable disease-preventive behaviors. The validity and reliability of the developed questionnaire were confirmed by the Cronbach-alpha index. The results of the exploratory factor analysis showed that the constructs of the model explained 84% of the total variance. The results of the study revealed that among the variables of the health belief model, perceived susceptibility (p-value = 0.006, β = 0.152) and perceived barriers (p-value = 0.05, β = 0.14) were the strongest factors predicting disease-preventive behaviors regarding CCHF.Conclusion: The results of the study showed that the health belief model can predict preventive behaviors for CCHF.Therefore, designing and executing interventions based on the results of this study may encourage such preventive behaviors in butchers.

Predictive Factors for the Care and Control of Hypertension based on the Health Belief Model among hypertensive patients during the COVID-19 epidemic in Sirjan, Iran

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reza Sadeghi ◽  
Mahmood Reza Masoudi ◽  
Athina Patelarou ◽  
Narges Khanjani
Keyword(s):  
Linear Regression ◽  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Perceived Barriers ◽  
Hypertensive Patients ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Health Belief Model

Background: Hypertension is a leading risk factor for morbidity and mortality around the world. Preventing this health problem is considered an important priority. The aim of this study was to investigate the predictive factors for care and control of hypertension (CCH) according to the health belief model (HBM) in patients with hypertension during the COVID-19 epidemic in Sirjan, Iran. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, participants were chosen by simple random sampling. Data were collected by a valid and reliable researcher-made questionnaire from 200 patients with high blood pressure aged 30-60 years. Data were analyzed by SPSS21 and analysis based on descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficients and linear regression were conducted. Results: The results of Pearson correlation coefficients showed that there was a significant correlation between almost all constructs of Health Belief Model (HBM), but the strongest correlations were between self-efficacy and perceived susceptibility (r = 0.940, P ≤ 0.001), and between perceived barriers with perceived benefits (r = -0.615, P ≤ 0.001). According to linear regression, perceived barriers (β = -0.291), cues to action (β = -0.590), and knowledge (β = 0.973) predicted more than 26% of CCH variability. Knowledge had a stronger role than other variables. Conclusions: The results of this study show that the constructs of the Health Belief Model can predict CCH in hypertensive patients. This model can be used as a tool for designing and implementing educational interventions to increase CCH among hypertensive patients.

scholarly journals Health Beliefs and Behaviors of Livestock Industry Workers Regarding Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Northwest of Iran

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malek Abazari ◽  
Davoud Adham ◽  
Abedin Saghafipour ◽  
Zahra Taheri-Kharameh ◽  
Abbas Abbasi-Ghahramanloo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Hemorrhagic Fever ◽  
Preventive Behaviors ◽  
Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
The Health Belief Model

Abstract Background: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is an acute, feverous disease that is caused by tick bites or humans’ direct contact with the blood and tissues of infected livestock and humans. The transmission of the disease is also possible via human-to-human contacts and nosocomial transmission is well described. The majority of patients suffering from this disease are slaughterhouse workers (including butchers), farmers, veterinarians and hospital staff. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the health behaviors of butchers regarding CCHF and study factors affecting such behaviors based on the health belief model.Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted on 500 butchers in Ardabil Province in 2020 by a multistage sampling method. The participants of the study completed the researcher-made questionnaire of health belief model and health behaviors model relevant to CCHF. The collected data were then analyzed by descriptive statistical tests and linear regression analysis. Results: The mean (SD) age of the participants was 44.4 (10.5) years, and 96% were males. Only 11.1% of the participants displayed acceptable disease-preventive behaviors. The validity and reliability of the developed questionnaire were confirmed. The results of the exploratory factor analysis showed that the constructs of the model explained 84% of the total variance. The results of the study revealed that among the variables of the health belief model, perceived susceptibility (p-value = 0.006, β = 0.152) and perceived barriers (p-value = 0.023, β = 0.14) were the strongest factors predicting disease-preventive behaviors regarding CCHF.Conclusion: The results of the study showed that the health belief model can predict preventive behaviors for CCHF. Therefore, designing and executing interventions based on the results of this study may encourage such preventive behaviors in butchers.

scholarly journals Adherence to standard precautions from the standpoint of the Health Belief Model: the practice of recapping needles

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 193-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald Jefferson Martins ◽  
Suzely Adas Saliba Moimaz ◽  
Maria Lúcia Marçal Mazza Sundefeld ◽  
Artênio José Ísper Garbin ◽  
Patrick Raphael Vicente Gonçalves ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Health System ◽  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Public Health System ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
The Public ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Health Belief Model

The aim of this study was to applythe Health Belief Model to explain the adherence to the recommendation not to recap needles by dentists and dental assistants of the public health system in a municipality in the State of São Paulo. A questionnaire validated and adapted for the oral health area was used, which included variables related to the frequency of recapping and health beliefs using Likert-type scales. The relationship between beliefs and adherence to the recommendation not to recap needles was obtained by regression analysis. Of all the professionals in this study (n=79), the majority (83.5%) reported recapping needles at least once in the last month. Through regression analysis, it was observed that the relationship between the beliefs described by the model and the attitude whether or not to follow the recommendation not to recap needles was explained by a lower perception of psychological barriers and a greater perception of stimuli not to recap needles. The conclusion reached is that the acceptance of recommendations to prevent working accidents with biological material was explained by some dimensions of the Health Belief Model, enabling discussion about reformulation of training offered to professionals of the public health system.

scholarly journals Determinants of COVID-19 Prevention Behavior in the Elderly in Urmia: Application of Health Belief Model

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (T1) ◽  
pp. 646-650
Author(s):  
Morad Ali Zareipour ◽  
Mojtaba Fattahi Ardakani ◽  
Monireh Rezaee Moradali ◽  
Mohammad Saeed Jadgal ◽  
Ehsan Movahed
Keyword(s):  
Linear Regression ◽  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Perceived Susceptibility ◽  
Prevention Behavior ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
The Health Belief Model

BACKGROUND: COVID-19 disease effects on all age group and sex, especially the elderly, due to the high mortality rate, it is very impressive and the protective measures can reduce mortality in the elderly. AIM: The present study was conducted to find the determinants of COVID-19 prevention behavior in the elderly in Urmia by emphasizing on the health belief model. METHODS: The present study was a cross-sectional study on 1400 elderly people in Urmia, Iran in 2020 and the sample selection was by simple random sampling by simple random sampling. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire in this study that included demographic characteristics, health belief model questionnaire, and COVID-19 prevention behaviors. Data were analyzed using ANOVA and linear regression tests using SPSS 23 software. RESULTS: The results showed that the COVID-19 prevention behavior score has been increased by increasing age rate and this behavior was higher in older women than men (p = 0.02). Furthermore, linear regression test showed the most predictive constructs as knowledge (B = 0.38), perceived susceptibility (B = 0.29), perceived intensity (B = 0.25), and perceived self-efficacy (B = 0.21, respectively) and these structures were statistically significant (p < 0/05). CONCLUSION: Effective interventions based on the health belief model and emphasizing on promoting knowledge, perceived susceptibility, severity, and perceived self-efficacy can prevent the elderly from developing this disease and its complications.

Health Belief Model, Self-Control, and Smoking Frequencies among Students as an Active Smokers

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-30
Author(s):  
Wefi Chusnul Khotimah ◽  
Witrin Gamayanti ◽  
N Kardinah
Keyword(s):  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Primary Object ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
The Health Belief Model

This study aims to measure the effect of health belief model and self-control on the smoking frequencies in active smokers. We applied the quantitative method with multiple linear regression analysis on this research. We tested the main variable using several instruments, each of which had been adapted and modified. The instruments of the health belief model scale, the self-control scale, and the smoking frequencies scale has good reliability. 141 students who were included in active smokers are is the primary object of this study. The results showed that, simultaneously, there was an influence upon health belief model and self-control on the smoking frequencies. Partially, through the results of the t-test, there is a significant effect between the health belief model on the smoking frequencies, as well as between the self-control variables on the smoking frequencies. However, the influence between health belief model and self-control has a very weak influence based on the results of the coefficient of determination.

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