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KMID : 0378020070500010022
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New Medical Journal
2007 Volume.50 No. 1 p.22 ~ p.37
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Factors Influencing Osteoporosis Prevention Behavior of Menopausal Women Using Health Belief Model
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Lee Soon-Hee
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Abstract
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Purpose: The Purpose of this study was to supply basic data for a health belief model and to elevate the level of it by examining whether menopausal women’s osteoporosis prevention behaviors were related to sencitivity, sevierity, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, osteoporosis knowledge, health motivation, self-esteem.
Methods: subjects were 197 menopausal women in S city. Data collection method was a structured questionnaire. data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation, and stepwise multiple regression.
Results: The most powerful predictor was health motivation (38.3%). Altogether sencitivity, sevierity, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, osteoporosis knowledge, health motivation, self-esteem, were proven to account for 59% of osteoporosis prevention behaviors.
Conclusion: It suggested that health motivation, self-esteem, perceived benefits, perceived barriers should be considered when developing a menopausal women’s osteoporosis prevention behaviors.
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KEYWORD
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Menopausal women, Osteoporosis prevention behavior, Health belief, Selfesteem
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