Factors Affecting to Stroke Prevention Behaviors of Chronic Disease Patients at Bankao Health Promoting Hospital, Photharam District, Ratchaburi Province

Abstract

Abstract

This descriptive research aimed to study factors affecting stroke prevention behavior of chronic disease patients. The samples were 112 chronic diabetic/hypertension patients who came to receive services at the Bankao Health Promoting Hospital. Questionnaires for perceived susceptibility, perceived severity of stroke, perceived benefits of practices for stroke prevention and questionnaire for preventive behavior were used. Reliability of the questionnaire was 0.837. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, ANOVA and stepwise multiple regression analysis.

The results of research showed that most samples had perceived susceptibility of stroke occurrence, perceived severity and perceived benefits of stroke prevention practice at a good level (= 2.72, S.D. = 0.31, =2.88, S.D. = 0.35 and = 2.85, S.D. = 0.36) respectively. Stroke prevention behaviors were at good level (= 3.22, SD=  0.16). Factors that could predict stroke prevention behaviors of the sample were perceived susceptibility of stroke occurrence (β = .866), perceived benefits of stroke prevention practice (β = 1.138), alcohol drinking (β = -1.695), body mass index (β = -.061) and educational level (β = -1.125), with such factors being able to predict stroke prevention behaviors by 63.4% (R² = 0.634,p <.05)

The research results suggest that a health team should be used to create integrated programs to change health behavior in chronic patients at risk of stroke, especially patients with obesity and groups that still drink alcohol, with an emphasis on perceived susceptibility of stroke occurrence and the perceived benefits of stroke prevention practices.