TY - JOUR
T1 - Osteoporosis health beliefs and self-efficacy among orthopedic nurses in Hunan Province, China
AU - Dai, Weiwei
AU - Peng, Lingli
AU - Xiong, Yang
AU - Reynolds, Nancy
AU - He, Ailan
AU - Liu, Mingming
AU - Yang, Jiaqi
AU - She, Pan
AU - Zhang, Yan
N1 - Funding Information:
The study was sponsored by the Xiangya Hospital and the Orthopaedic Nursing Branch of Hunan Medical Association. The authors also would like to acknowledge financial support from the Health and Family Planning Commission of Hunan Province ( B2014-015 ).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2021/2
Y1 - 2021/2
N2 - Osteoporosis is a growing health problem worldwide. Health beliefs and self-efficacy in regard to osteoporosis may be important targets in preventive behaviours. This study aimed to describe beliefs around osteoporosis held by orthopaedic nurses as well as the nurses' self-efficacy and the associations between knowledge, health beliefs and self-efficacy. A cross-sectional study was conducted with nurses working in orthopaedic departments in 13 tertiary hospitals in Hunan Province, China. Participants completed a questionnaire consisting of the Osteoporosis Health Belief Scale (OHBS), the Osteoporosis Self-Efficacy Scale (OSES) and a survey of their socio-demographic characteristics. A total of 558 nurses completed the survey (response rate 95%). The nurses’ scores regarding their perception of the susceptibility to and seriousness of osteoporosis were moderately low (mean OHBS score = 124.72, range 45–171; SD = 14.71), while their corresponding self-efficacy scores were moderately high (mean OSES score = 72.01, range 0–120; SD = 23.15). Knowledge regarding osteoporosis was positively associated with self-efficacy (r = 0.232, p = 0.000) but not with health beliefs (r = 0.030, p = 0.484). The findings of this study revealed moderately high self-efficacy and moderate health beliefs related to osteoporosis among orthopaedic nurses. Osteoporosis knowledge was not associated with health beliefs or self-efficacy. The findings indicate that educational programs should not only focus on knowledge improvement but also changes in health beliefs to improve actual behaviour in practice.
AB - Osteoporosis is a growing health problem worldwide. Health beliefs and self-efficacy in regard to osteoporosis may be important targets in preventive behaviours. This study aimed to describe beliefs around osteoporosis held by orthopaedic nurses as well as the nurses' self-efficacy and the associations between knowledge, health beliefs and self-efficacy. A cross-sectional study was conducted with nurses working in orthopaedic departments in 13 tertiary hospitals in Hunan Province, China. Participants completed a questionnaire consisting of the Osteoporosis Health Belief Scale (OHBS), the Osteoporosis Self-Efficacy Scale (OSES) and a survey of their socio-demographic characteristics. A total of 558 nurses completed the survey (response rate 95%). The nurses’ scores regarding their perception of the susceptibility to and seriousness of osteoporosis were moderately low (mean OHBS score = 124.72, range 45–171; SD = 14.71), while their corresponding self-efficacy scores were moderately high (mean OSES score = 72.01, range 0–120; SD = 23.15). Knowledge regarding osteoporosis was positively associated with self-efficacy (r = 0.232, p = 0.000) but not with health beliefs (r = 0.030, p = 0.484). The findings of this study revealed moderately high self-efficacy and moderate health beliefs related to osteoporosis among orthopaedic nurses. Osteoporosis knowledge was not associated with health beliefs or self-efficacy. The findings indicate that educational programs should not only focus on knowledge improvement but also changes in health beliefs to improve actual behaviour in practice.
KW - China
KW - Health beliefs
KW - Orthopaedic nurse
KW - Self-efficacy
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijotn.2020.100839
DO - 10.1016/j.ijotn.2020.100839
M3 - Article
C2 - 33358604
AN - SCOPUS:85098175748
SN - 1878-1241
VL - 40
JO - International Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing
JF - International Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing
M1 - 100839
ER -