Factors associated with complications prevention behaviors of post operative for Phacoemulsification with Intraocular lens prothesis in Maharaj Nakhonsithammarat hospital.

Abstract

The purposes of this descriptive study were: (1) to study health belief. (2) to study complications prevention behaviors. (3) to study the relationships between personal factors, health belief and complications prevention behaviors of post operative for Phacoemulsification with Intraocular lens prothesis in Maharaj Nakhonsithammarat hospital. Purposive sampling method were used to recuit 338 senile cataracts more than 60 years old post operative for Phacoemulsification with Intraocular lens prosthesis and no complication. The results of this study; The samples had a high level of overall health belief (X =2.82 S.D.=0.19) .Considering each aspect of health belief, perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits , perceived barrier and health promotion. The results that; the scores of perceived benefits had a topmost. (X =2.96 S.D.=0.09). and the scores of health promotion had a lowest. (X =2.72 S.D.=0.30). The samples had a high level of overall complications prevention behaviors. (X =2.85 S.D.=0.17). Considering each aspect of complications prevention behaviors, wound care, diets,exercises and follow up behaviors. The results that; the scores of excercises behaviors had a topmost. (X =2.91 S.D.=0.19) and the scores of diets had a lowest. (X =2.65 S.D.=0.42). There were a positive statistically significant correlation at a low level between sex, occupations and complications prevention behaviors. There was a positive statistically significant correlation at a moderated level between health belief and complications prevention behaviors. (r=.63)