Effect of Applying Health Belief Model on Type 2 Diabetic Patients’ Knowledge, Self-Care Practices and Health Beliefs | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 94, Volume 12, Issue 4, December 2021, Page 1453-1473 PDF (337.25 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.209652 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Rasha A. Mohamed1; Soad Mohammed Abd -Elghany2; Safaa Hussein Mohammad abd elrhman3; Nagwa Nabeh Taref4 | ||||
| 1Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||||
| 2Lecturer of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||||
| 3Lecturer of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt | ||||
| 4Lecturer of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Effective management of type 2 diabetes poses a significant public, medical and behavioral health challenge, predominantly with the high prevalence attributable to unhealthy lifestyle behaviors. Aim: This study aimed to assess the effect of applying a health belief model (HBM) on type 2 diabetic patients' knowledge, self-care practices, and health beliefs. Research Design: A quasi-experimental pre and post-test, one-group only design was utilized for this study. Setting: This study was carried out at the diabetic outpatient clinics affiliated with the Medical Specialized Hospitals/Mansoura University, Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt. Subjects: A convenient sample of 72 type 2 diabetic patients who agreed to participate in the study was utilized. Tools of data collection: Four structured interview sheets were designed, namely (socio-demographic, knowledge, self-care practices, and health beliefs). The results: The study results revealed highly statistically significant differences with an improvement in total patients’ knowledge and self-care practices’ score in post-educational intervention based on HBM as compared with pre-intervention. Additionally, post-intervention, the mean score of each HBM constructs: susceptibility, severity, benefits, cues to action, and self-efficacy were increased significantly (except the barriers construct which was declined) compared to pre-intervention (P-value <0.000). Conclusion: The application of the HBM model was proved to be effective in increasing knowledge, promoting the self-care practices and health beliefs of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Recommendations: Increasing people’s awareness of their disease, treatment adherence, adopting a healthy lifestyle via education and training classes should be emphasized. Beside, supporting, continuous, and well-designed training programs for healthcare professionals should be established to apply HBM on chronic disease prevention and control. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Health Belief Model (HBM); Knowledge; Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus; Self-Care Practices | ||||
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