impact of health promotion model and self efficacy based education intervention on women’s knowledge, beliefs and clinical outcomes regarding osteoprosis prevention

Abstract

Osteoporosis causes almost 9 million fractures worldwide each year, accounting for considerable costs to health care systems and substantial disability and mortality of women .Few studies to date have applied the HBM framework to study the role of knowledge, self-efficacy, and health beliefs in osteoporosis-related preventive behaviors among women. Aim of the study was to determine the impact of health promotion model and self-efficacy based education intervention on women’s knowledge beliefs and clinical outcomes regarding osteoporosis prevention. The research design quasi experimental design was utilized. Setting: It was conducted at ante-natal and rheumatoid clinics at Beni-Suef University Hospital, Egypt. Sample: A convenient sample included 128 women divided into control and study groups. Tools of data collection: Four data collection tools were used: I) Structured interview questionnaire, II) Osteoporosis knowledge assessment sheet (OKAT), II) Osteoporosis health belief scale (OHBS) IV) Factor loadings for the osteoporosis self-efficacy scale (OSES). The results: Showed that; There was a highly significant difference existed between the two groups regarding their knowledge, beliefs and their self-efficacy post intervention which in turn lead to better clinical outcomes among study group versus control group with P<0.001.