Factors Influencing Stroke Prevention Behavior in Patients with Chronic Disease

Abstract

This predictive correlational research design aimed to study the relationships and the influence among biosocial factors, predisposing factors, enabling factors, reinforcing factors, and preventive behaviors of chronic disease patients at Naphai District, Chaiyaphum Province. The subjects of this study comprised 88patientswith hypertension and diabetes. Data were collected from August to October 2020. A questionnaire is a research instrument consisting of 7 parts as follows: 1) biosocial data 2) The knowledge of cerebrovascular disease  3) The health belief of cerebrovascular disease 4) access to healthcare services 5) receiving health information6) social support and 7) health preventive behaviors. Data were analyzed by Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficient and stepwise multiple regression analysis. The results showed that the knowledge and the health belief of cerebrovascular disease, access to health care services, receiving health information, and social support had a significant positive correlation with disease preventive behaviors (p-value<0.01). Social support was the most influencing factor affecting disease preventive behaviors (p-value<0.01). The knowledge of cerebrovascular disease can be used as a clinical care guideline for chronic illness patients, a risk group, and their families. Moreover, the knowledge of this disease also helps to plan the development of a health promotion program consistent with the lifestyle and culture to prevent chronic diseases for a ris k group.