The Relationships Between Health Beliefs and Infection Prevention Behaviors Among Patients with Lung Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy
Keywords:
Lung cancer, Health beliefs, Infection prevention behavior, ChemotherapyAbstract
Infection in patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy results in a high chance of death. Appropriate behaviors can prevent infection. This descriptive correlational research aimed to examine the relationships between health beliefs and infection prevention behaviors among patients receiving chemotherapy. Using a random number table, 72 patients receiving chemotherapy at the Cancer Clinic in Roi-Et Hospital were selected. The research instruments were the Health Beliefs and Infection Prevention Behaviors questionnaires, which had reliability of .82 and .84, respectively. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson’s product-moment correlation.
The results showed that health beliefs in the dimensions of perceived susceptibility to infection and perceived benefits of action had a statistically significant positive correlation with infection prevention behaviors (r = .34 and .38, p < .05). Perceived barriers to action had a statistically significant negative correlation with infection prevention behaviors (r = -.19, p < .05), and perceived severity of infection did not correlate significantly with infection prevention behaviors.
The results of the study indicated that health beliefs in the dimensions of perceived susceptibility to infection, perceived benefits of action, and perceived barriers to action correlated with infection prevention behaviors. Therefore, healthcare providers should create strategies to promote these perceptions with emphasis on perceived severity of infection, and encourage appropriate behaviors to prevent infection.
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