Application of the Health Action Process Approach on the behavior of diet control in patients with obesity type polycystic ovarian syndrome / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the effect of HAPA theory based intervention on diet control behavior of patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).Methods 64 obese PCOS patients were randomly divided into the intervention group and the control group,32 cases in each group.The control group received routine health education,while the patients in the intervention group received HAPA theory based intervention.The diet control behavior and clinical monitoring indexes of patients were investigated before and 1 and 6 months after intervention.Results The behavior level of the intervention group on 1 month and 6 month after intervention was significant higher than that of the control group.The levels of BMI,FT,blood glucose level two hours after OGTT,follicle number of the intervention group after intervention were significantly lower than those of the control group.Conclusions The HAPA theory based intervention can improve the diet control behavior of PCOS patients,improve the effect of clinical treatment.