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Oral Health Assessment by Lay Personnel for Older Adults
Published on: February 2, 2020
Factors associated with communicable diseases-related health behavior in older adults: A structural equation model
Xuemei Bao1, Jinyu Yin2, Qinghua Zhang3
1School of Medicine & Nursing Sciences, Huzhou University, Huzhou, China.; Department of Nursing, Chongqing Red Cross Hospital (People's Hospital of Jiangbei District), Chongqing, China.
Objectives:
To assess communicable disease-related health behavior (CDRHB) and the relationship between communicable disease-specific health literacy (CDSHL) and CDRHB in older adults.
Background:
Factors associated with CDRHB in older adults is unclear.
Methods:
A cross-sectional survey of 380 Chinese older adults was conducted. A structural equation model (SEM) identified factors associated with CDRHB and their effect magnitude.
Results:
Mean CDRHB score was 41.92 (± 7.44). Residence type, education, CDSHL, self-efficacy, social support, and internal health locus of control (HLC) were independently associated with CDRHB (p < 0.05). SEM showed CDSHL had the strongest association with CDRHB, followed by education, residence type, social support, internal HLC, and self-efficacy.
Conclusions:
Future tailored-intervention research on CDRHB should focus on CDSHL promotion and social support expansion, focused on older adults in rural areas and those with lower education levels.
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