Factors Influencing Preventive Behaviors against Musculoskeletal Disorders among Family Caregivers of Persons with Physical Disability
ปัจจัยที่มีอิทธิพลต่อพฤติกรรมการป้องกันกลุ่มอาการผิดปกติทางระบบกล้ามเนื้อและโครงสร้างกระดูกของญาติผู้ดูแลคนพิการ ทางการเคลื่อนไหว
Keywords:
Preventive Behaviors, Musculoskeletal Disorders, Family Caregivers, Persons with Physical DisabilityAbstract
Abstract
This predictive correlational research aimed to describe preventive behaviors against musculoskeletal disorders among family caregivers and to determine factors influencing those preventive behaviors. Data were carried out from November 2019 to January 2020. Research instruments were interviews including basic information, preventive behavior knowledge (KR-20 = 0.80), the preventive behavior attitude, the health service accessibility, the social support, and the preventive behaviors (Cronbach’s alpha coefficients = 0.82 - 0.96). Descriptive statistics and stepwise multiple regression statistics were performed to analyze the data.
The results revealed that the preventive behaviors against musculoskeletal disorder among participants in overall, the stress management dimension, and the posture adjustment dimension were rated at high levels. While the exercise dimension and the muscle relaxation dimension were rated at medium levels. The social support, together with the preventive behavior knowledge, and the preventive behavior attitude could explain 42.6% (R2 = 0.426, F = 5.881, p < 0.05) of the variance accounted for the preventive behaviors.
In brief, this study provided knowledge about preventive behaviors against musculoskeletal disorders among family caregivers and factors influencing those preventive behaviors. Nurses and other health personnel should develop the program to promote preventive behaviors in the family caregiver through increasing supports from social networks, providing preventive behavior knowledge, and improving the preventive behavior attitude. Consequently, family caregivers have good health and can maintain their caregiving role in order to improve quality of life both family caregivers and persons with physical disabilities.
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