A Causal Model of Lom Amma-pluk Amma-paht Preventive Behaviors Based on the Eight Causes of Disease in Thai Traditional Medicine Among People in Chonburi Province
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Lom amma-pluk amma-paht disease, stroke disease, eight causes of disease in Thai traditional medicine, theory of planned behaviorAbstract
This study aimed to develop and validate a causal relationship model of preventive behavior on Lom Amma-pluk Amma-paht from eight-causes on disease of Thai traditional medicine among the people in Chonburi Province. The sample comprised 400 individuals aged 50 years and above who received services at Traditional Thai Medicine and Alternative Medicine clinics in 12 hospitals across Chonburi Province. Data were collected using questionnaires and analyzed through frequency distribution, percentages, means, maximum and minimum values, standard deviations, and path analysis.
The findings revealed that the causal relationship model of preventive behavior on Lom Amma-pluk Amma-paht from eight-causes on disease of Thai traditional medicine among the people in Chonburi Province demonstrated good fit with the empirical data. The model fit indices were as follows: chi-square (2) = 44.24, df = 36, p = 0.16, GFI = 0.985, AGFI = 0.951, CFI = 0.998, NFI = 0.988, NNFI = 0.994, SRMR = 0.033, and RMSEA = 0.024. All independent variables in the model explained 82.40 % of the variance in Lom Amma-pluk Amma-paht disease prevention behaviors. The variables with the greatest influence on Lom Amma-pluk Amma-paht disease prevention behaviors were, in descending order: behavioral intention for disease prevention (
= 0.907), followed by attitude toward disease prevention behaviors (
= 0.856), perceived behavioral control over disease prevention actions (
= 0.018), and subjective norm regarding disease prevention behaviors (
= 0.013).
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