Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing (한국직업건강간호학회지)
- Volume 9 Issue 1
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- Pages.39-48
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- 2000
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- 2287-2531(pISSN)
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- 2466-1856(eISSN)
The Effects of the Intention Promotion Program on the Diet of Workers with Hyperlipemia based on the Theory of planned Behavior
식이이행 의도증진을 위한 중재가 고지혈증 근로자의 식이이행 의도 및 식이이행도에 미치는 영향
- Hyun, Hye-Jin (Department of Nursing Science, Kangwon National University) ;
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Park, Yeon-Hwan
(Department of Nursing Science, Kangwon National University)
- Published : 2000.05.30
Abstract
Hyperlipemia is the most leading risk factor of cardiovascular disease which is the main cause of death in Korea. However, there is a tendency to neglect the prevention and treatment since it has no specific symptoms. It has been reported that the level of serum-lipid can be lowered by the improvement of eating habits. Therefore, it is highly likely that the development of programs on the improvement of eating habits through behavioral theory is required to the community nursing practice. The theory of planned behavior, which assumes that human behaviors are determined by one's intention to carry out the behavior, can be characterized by the point that behaviors are not only individual factors but also social behaviors relating to subjective norms. It is widely recognized that this theory has a high predictability on health behavior due to it's simplicity clearness, and measurability as well as high quality of being general. Thus, the theory of planned behavior could be useful in developing a model of a health promotion program to the change of behaviors of the risk group of cardiovascular disease. Consequently, based on the theory of planned behavior, the purpose of this study is to develop an intention promotion program of the diet, and then to testify the effects. The sample of this study consisted of 26 industrial workers who had proved hyperlipemia from a medical examination in 1996 (experimental group 13, control group 13). The intention promotion program, which includes education, monitoring, pressure, counselling on the level of individuals, families and organizations, was conducted for 10 weeks The purpose of this program was to promoting intention of the diet through changes of the prerequisite factors of intention such as behavioral belief, outcome evaluation, normative belief and control belief. When it came to data analysis, the