The Effects of Promoting Perception of Health Beliefs Program on Stroke Preventive Behaviors and Perceived Benefit of Sustained Behaviors in Elderly at Risk

Abstract

Abstract

Objectives: to compare behaviors and perceived benefits of preserving stroke prevention behaviors among the elderly at risk groups in the experimental group before and after receiving the program. and between the experimental group and control group before and after the program.        

Material and  Methods: This study was a quasi-experimental research with a two-group, pretest-posttest design. an experimental group and a control group with 33 patients in each group.The first part of data collection instrument consisted of personal data questionnaire of Stroke Preventive Behaviors and Perceived Benefit of Sustained Behaviors with a Content Validity Index (CVI) of 1 for both questionnaires , and reliability (Cronbach’s Alpha) of 0.83 and  0.76, respectively. To compare the mean of Stroke Preventive Behaviors between the experimental group and the control group, independent samples t-test was used. To compare the mean of Perceived Benefit of Sustained Behaviors, Repeated measures ANOVA statistics was used

Measurement and result: The research found statistically significant difference in Stroke Preventive Behaviors between the experimental group and control group, at the level of .05  In addition, there was a significant difference in Perceived Benefit of Sustained Behaviors between the experimental group and control group, at the level of .05 (F_1,64 =143.78, p<.05).

Conclusion: the promoting perception of Health Beliefs Program in Elderly at Risk can be used to promote the Stroke preventive behaviors and perceived benefits of sustained behaviors  in the elderly at risk group to prevent the occurrence of stroke.