Factors Influencing Preventive Behaviors for Cerebrovascular Disease Among Eldery at Risk Group in Ban Nong Ta Prom Tambon Health Promoting Hospital, Wanghin District, Srisaket Province.

Abstract

     This study was survey research by cross-sectional study design. The purpose to study the preventive behaviors and factors influencing to preventive behaviors for cerebrovascular disease among elderly at- risk group. The 240 samples were sampling, there were elderly with moderate and high level of cerebrovascular disease risk assessment.  The instrument was the interview form. For the data analyzed include frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and stepwise multiple linear regression
     The result showed that there were few difference about gender, there was 51.7% of female and 48.3 of male, and 69.4 years old of average age in their participants. Almost of them were 52.1%, graduated in primary school, 45.8% agricultural, and 80% in the group of income less than 5000 baht. Moreover, there were 55.4 hypertension, 32.1% diabetic mellitus and 67.5% no family history of cerebrovascular disease. For the knowledge level of cerebrovascular disease, there was 72.9 % in good level, while the preventive behavior was  (100%)  in moderate level   (x̄ = 2.63, S.D =0.018).  As the 7 factors that cannot predict preventive behavior of cerebrovascular disease in elderly at-risk groups include perception of risk, perception of severity, perception of benefits of practices to prevent the disease, perceived barriers, social support from media, family, and public health officials. In contrast, the 2 factors for predicting cerebrovascular preventive behavior are include social support from neighbors and income. There were involved in predicting preventive behavior by 16.1%, with statistical significance at the P<.05 level