Effect of Health Educational Program on the Self- Efficacy of Elderly Females regarding osteoporosis | ||||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
| Article 28, Volume 11, Issue 37, May 2023, Page 305-315 PDF (704.65 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2023.213994.1601 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Nadia Mohamed Hassan Saleh1; Heba Mohammed El fadawy   2; Abdel-Hady El-Gilany3; Heba Noshy Abd El-Aziz Mohamed1
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| 1Assistant professor of Gerontological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Lecturer of Gerontological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing- Mansoura University, Egypt. | ||||
| 3Professor of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine- Mansoura University, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Osteoporosis is an emerging geriatric condition with high morbidity and healthcare cost in developing nations, characterized by low bone mass, which increases bone fractures among elderly females. Aim: Evaluate the effect of health educational program on the self- efficacy of elderly females regarding osteoporosis. Design: A quasiexperimental research design was done on a convenience sample of, 30 elderly females from El-Amal elderly club at Mansoura city. Tools: Four tools were used; Demographic Data Interview Form, Osteoporosis Knowledge Tool, Osteoporosis Health Belief Scale, and Osteoporosis Self-Efficacy Scale. Results: Post-intervention, the overall knowledge score, benefits of exercise and Calcium intake, health motivation and perceived susceptibility and seriousness to osteoporosis, were improved significantly (P≤0.001) among the elderly females compared to preintervention ones. Also, perceptions of exercise and calcium intake barriers were decreased significantly (P≤0.001) post intervention compared to pre- intervention. Moreover, osteoporosis self-efficacy scale improved significantly (P≤0.001) post-intervention compared to pre- intervention. Conclusion: The health educational program based on health belief model is effective in improving the elderly females' knowledge regarding osteoporosis, health beliefs and osteoporosis self-efficacy. Recommendations: In future studies, more extensive interventions on the structures of calcium intake benefits and barriers, as well as other behavioral modification theories, should be used. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Elderly Females; Health Educational Program; Osteoporosis & Self- Efficacy | ||||
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