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KMID : 1023420090090050545
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Journal of Dental Hygiene Science
2009 Volume.9 No. 5 p.545 ~ p.550
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Connections of Preventive Actions against Musculoskeletal Diseases by Dental Hygiene Students according to the Health Belief Model
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Jung You-Sun
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Abstract
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This study set out to examine the knowledge about and preventive actions against musculoskeletal diseases among dental hygiene students according to the Health Belief Model, suggest a need for programs to promote health and prevent those diseases, and investigate their relations. A survey was taken among 83 sophomores and 114 juniors at the dental hygiene major of a college in Gyeonggi Province. Analyzed by using SAS 8.0 version. The findings are as follows: 1. The sophomores and juniors scored 22.50±2.37 and 22.29±3.01 points, respectively, on susceptibility of the Health Belief Model with significant differences between the two groups(P < 0.01). Significant differences were also found between the sophomores that scored 18.82±2.60 points and the juniors that scored 18.64±2.77 points on benefit(P < 0.05). 2. The juniors experienced a higher level of pain than the sophomores with statistical significance observed on the neck, shoulder, lower back, knee, foot, and ankle(P < 0.05). 3. Of the Health Belief Model, severity had significant positive correlations with ‘Placing frequently used tools near the dental technician’ and ‘Trying to avoid repeating the same task and diversify tasks’(P < 0.01). And benefit was positively correlated with ‘Trying to reduce the frequency of bending and stretching out during treatment,’ ‘Trying not to lean much with the neck, back, arm, and wrist’ and ‘Trying to maintain the torso in the neutral position’(P < 0.01). The results suggest that there should be some instructions to help dental hygiene students practice the preventive actions against musculoskeletal diseases and further prevention programs against those diseases.
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KEYWORD
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Health-belief, Musculoskeletal diseases
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