مقاله کوتاه: عوامل مؤثّر بر انجام رفتارهای پیشگیری کننده از آرتروز در زنان میانسال شهر بیرجند: کاربرد مدل اعتقاد بهداشتی

Arthritis is the most common disease among the elderly. Identification of factors affecting the prevention of arthritis prevention behaviors for the design of preventive interventions it is very important. This study aimed to investigate the factors affecting the prevention of arthritis in middle-aged women using the health belief model. This descriptive-analytic study was performed on 325 women aged 59-29 years. The population of the study consisted of middle-aged women referred to health centers in Birjand who were randomly selected. Data were gathered through a researcher-made questionnaire.the questionnaire consisted of demographic information, health belief model constructs and knowledge questions and its validity and reliability were confirmed. Data were analyzed by SPSS software (version 19) using stepwise regression test. The Average age of women studied 39.1 ± 8.4 years. The results of the study showed that 19.1% of subjects had good performance in terms of prevention of arthritis, 36% had moderate performance and 44.9% had poor performance. The most important predictors were self-efficacy (β = 0.37, P <0.001), knowledge (P = 0.26, P <0.001), and finally, perceived severity (β = 0.18, P <0.001). In total, these structures were able to predict 18.1% of the changes in behavioral prevention. According to the results of the study, most women do not take preventive measures of arthritis, therefore, it is suggested that through educational interventions, awareness, perceived severity, and self-efficacy of individuals should be strengthened to promote the preventive behaviors of arthritis.