Factors Influencing Preventive Behaviors for Cerebrovascular Disease among People with Chronic Disease in Chon Buri

Abstract

This predictive correlational research aimed to examine the preventive behaviors for cerebrovascular disease and its predicting factors among people with chronic disease. The samples consisted of 208 people with chronic disease who received care services in the non-communicable disease clinic, subdistrict health promoting hospitals in Chon Buri. The research instrument was a four-part questionnaire including personal factors, perceived of cerebrovascular disease with the reliability in the range of .87–.95, received information with the reliability of .89, and preventive behaviors for cerebrovascular disease with the reliability of .90. Data were collected from December, 2018 to January, 2019. Statistics used for data analysis included frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and stepwise multiple regression analysis.

The research results revealed that perceived benefit of prevention, perceived barrier of prevention, and received information were statistically significant accounted for 22.40% of the variance of preventive behaviors for cerebrovascular disease (R² = .224, p < .001). The most significant predicting factor was perceived barrier of prevention (Beta = -.340, p < .001) followed by received information (Beta = .230, p < .001) and perceived benefit of prevention (Beta = .190, p < .01), respectively.

This research suggests that health care providers should apply these research results as a guideline for promoting an appropriate preventive behaviors for cerebrovascular disease among chronic disease patients by assessing perceived barrier of prevention, enhancing received information, and indicating the benefits of preventive behaviors practice.